Sir, I find your dismissal of my comment rather cavalier. I *am* some java devel... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

10ren on May 26, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is java dead for startups?

Sir, I find your dismissal of my comment rather cavalier. I am some java developer.

My experience is that static typing makes things harder to change, and therefore you try to avoid change by getting it right in the first place. Refactoring tools are not magic pixie dust (wish they were).

Though I use vi + homegrown tools, so I guess I'm not the IDE java developer you were looking for.

rbanffy on May 26, 2010 [–]

I am sorry. That's not what I meant.

But you got exactly what I was going for: a typical Java IDE user would be able to add a lot to the discussion.

While I use Python more than any other language, I write some Java, but can't call me typical either - I use emacs for that.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact