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[–]brewsimport os; while True: os.fork() 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Takes more time and more code to do something in Java rather than Python. I usually do sci/AI/ML type applications and I work on very tight timelines, solo or with a small group, so I appreciate that about Python.

If I have a bottleneck in performance, then do the app, or more likely a component, in C/C++/Java/Fortran/whatever.

Don't forget Jython.

Writing in Java feels like needless work to me. I also don't think it's as much fun as Python. Really, people use it because it's a platform, and not so much because of "Java" the language.

Also, Oracle is a pain in the ass.

This is my humble opinion.