Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost.

Java isn't platform independent; it is a platform

To many managers, getting rid of the arrogant, undisciplined, over-paid, technology-obsessed, improperly-dressed etc. programmers would appear to be a significant added benefit

It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble.

Too many managers and executives try to reduce programming to a low-level assembly-line activity. That's inefficient, wasteful, costly in the long run, and inhumane to programmers.

Most of the programmers in ten years will be us, and we won't get much smarter.

Some software is actually pretty good, by any standard. Think of the Mars Rovers, Google, and the Human Genome Project. Now, that's quality software!