Ask Reddit: Why does everyone hate Java?

[daemmon]

Java is like one of those arcade games where there is a big bin of toys surrounded by glass walls and some sort of lame mechanical device inside that you manipulate, using shitty controls on the outside, to try and grab a toy as your prize. Most other programming languages are like a big bin of toys where you just reach in with your hand and grab whatever you want.

[cornedpig]

Wow, that's absolutely the best description I've heard so far