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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. octo888 ◴[16 May 25 20:15 UTC] No.44009423[source]▶

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It's safe. It's easy to hire anyone from anywhere to write Java. You generally can't create an ungodly mess apart from layers and thousands of classes. There's a library for almost everything. It'll still be around in 10/20 years. It's good enough

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