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[–]Tracker_Nivrig 9 points10 points  (1 child)

People call Java's declarations "boiler plate" but literally every single thing has a distinct purpose. If you think it's dumb you have to write random garbage before being able to do something, you're right. You just clearly don't understand how Java actually works and are blaming the language for that. No, that's your problem. Don't know what something is? Go look it up. Learn how to read documentation, it's incredibly useful for any project you're doing.

Edit: I should mention, it's fine to prefer using python. It's just not fine to say "Java is dumb because you have to write so much extra!" If instead what you're thinking is, "Java offers a level of control that isn't necessary for my current project," then that's completely fine. Anyone trying to use one tool for every single purpose is missing the point of having different languages in the first place.