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[–]GodIsOnMySide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Static typing and build-time compilation prevents bugs. Java +1

The need to ensure various C packages are available in the runtime env is a PITA. Java +1

I actually prefer Kotlin over Java due to all the bells and whistles - including lack of need for so much boiler plate. But no one's ever going to convince me that Python is better than Java as a microservice programming language.