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cloudking ◴[16 May 25 14:43 UTC] No.44006117[source]▶

Why is Java so popular in enterprise?

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1. locopati ◴[16 May 25 14:52 UTC] No.44006204[source]▶

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it hits a sweet spot of reliable, C-like, fast enough for most things, with a ton of library/framework support. plus Sun and later Oracle pushed it hard in the 90s/00s. it'll be the new COBOL.

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