If I were to pick a language to use today other than Java, it would be Scala

If I were to pick a language to use today other than Java, it would be Scala

It makes my head explode when there are people who think you can do everything in HTML.

I think it would be a tragic statement of the universe if Java was the last language that swept through.

In the Java world, security is not viewed as an add-on a feature. It is a pervasive way of thinking. Those who forget to think in a secure mindset end up in trouble. But just because the facilities are there doesn't mean that security is assured automatically. A set of standard practices has evolved over the years. The Secure Coding Standard for Java is a compendium of these practices. These are not theoretical research papers or product marketing blurbs. This is all serious, mission-critical, battle-tested, enterprise-scale stuff.

Java is C++ without the guns, clubs and knives.

The real payoffs you never understand. You should just give good people money and tell them to do good things.