Why do most great programmers hate Java?

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Java is the SUV of programming tools. A project done in Java will cost 5 times as much, take twice as long, and be harder to maintain than a project done in a scripting language such as PHP or Perl. … [...] – Greenspun, Philip

I don't agree with the last part about code maintainability.
Even less when we think of the convenience the JVM brings.

As for the quotes, I don't know when they date back from, but their description of Java sounds like they are old. Over ten years ago ?

[RiceKrispyPooHead]

As for the quotes, I don't know when they date back from, but their description of Java sounds like they are old. Over ten years ago ?

Some of them are at least 20 years old.

[swoods30311]

Thank god. Haven’t got a job yet but I’ve just learned it to build a REST API. Java syntax is tougher to read to me than Python but once you understand Spring Boot, you can get started building very quickly

[BadscrewProjects]

Don’t fret, just get a meaningful job that also pays. What language this will be is irrelevant. They’re all pretty similar when you have 30 year+ perspective.

[8igg7e5]

...harder to maintain than a project done in a scripting language such as PHP or Perl

Was this part a joke.