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Anon tries programming in Java (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/greentext

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For the “simple” apps anon is talking about, they are exaggerating a lot. Though, when you get beyond the obligatory “Hello World” and “a window with a button”, the complexity does start to increase exponentially.

Throwing in frameworks like Spring or JavaFX does make things more complicated. But it’s still relatively manageable once you get used to it and know what goes where and when.

Now the whole configuration thing, that’s an art form best left to those hooded “seniors”. It’s good to learn eventually, but not when you first start out; lest you have a fetish for pain.

Java has come a long way. It’s not the languages fault that people create monstrosities like AbstractJavaFinalSerializedFactory or whatever. But if you do want to be “good” at Java, you will want to learn about design patterns. It also doesn’t hurt to have a thick skin too, because you’ll be both criticized and made fun of for your choices. 😊

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

also doesn’t hurt to have a thick skin too, because you’ll be both criticized and made fun of for your choices.

As somebody who started out with PHP I can fully relate to this. 😋