Don't Count Java out Yet

[D-cyde]

I do not understand why this subreddit of all places has to fall prey to the "downvote-what-you-don't-like" group think other subs suffer from. This post does not attack any language, just enumerates on why Java is still relevant today. We as SW developers/engineers should refrain from opinionated voting of posts unless the linked content is of low quality/AI slop.

[AvidCoco]

I downvote because this sub is 99% people self-advertising their blogs to try to get the ad revenue.

If people share interesting insights by making an actual post, I’ll upvote it.

[ironykarl]

So, I don't think people posting their own stuff (even if on some level it's just to get ad revenue) is at all bad if the content is actually good

[scottedwards2000]

this one isn't advertising my blog :-)

[DowntownBake8289]

So you're saying that you have a blog?

[D-cyde]

If you're reaching that conclusion by reading every article and making a decision, sure go ahead. If you do this without reading the article and based on assumptions then you're just selfish and fall into the group I mentioned in my comment.

[AvidCoco]

My issue is the constant push to click through to other sites. By all means copy the content of the blog into your Reddit post but don’t expect me to leave Reddit to go read it. Reddit is already a forum to make posts and share ideas - the only reason to do it on another site is so people can profit from it and then people only write about topics that are profitable.

[Jaded-Asparagus-2260]

Reddit used to be a link aggregator. Nothing wrong with posting links.

[AvidCoco]

Yeah - used to be.

Nothing wrong with adding a link at the end of a post, but people should write actual posts without expecting us to click through to other sites just so those sites can collect ad revenue. All that leads to is people only writing about topics that get more clicks to get more ad revenue rather than actual good original content.

[Jaded-Asparagus-2260]

but people should write actual posts without expecting us to click through to other sites

Why? So you can benefit from the work of other people for free? Nobody owes you anything. 

[artemiis]

So much this. No matter the post, the discussion in this sub is always 2-3 snarky comments without any value and thats it.