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jeevest | 6 years ago | on: Negotiations Failed: How Oracle Killed Java EE

Are new systems being constructed in Java .. when starting on new projects Java was at one time (about 6-8 years ago) the leading alternative for Corporate IT (if they weren't a Microsoft shop). I doubt it very much.

Oracle is playing this not-so-good role, that Microsoft used to play, under Steve Ballmer, monopolistic, and evil.

I found Java hideous, the gratuitous OOP taken to extremes put me off. Spring came in, and you had class names that were a hundred characters long - your actual line of code was shorter than the class name. The problem with Java (and every programming language has its own achilles heel) - is everything has be class oriented - however much you try to bolt on, on top of that , to make it seem not so. . Java kills creativity, and expressiveness in software by its bloated syntax and OOP. We took up Java because at the time alternatives were few, but now its on its way being the new Cobol - this will sound ridiculous if you still are fully or partially, inside its bubble

I ran from our Java shop. My software architect mocked me "you'll be back in 6 months" - instead, he quit the Java shop and stuck his head outside of the Java bubble and realized there was life outside.

jeevest | 7 years ago | on: When setting an environment variable gives you a 40x speedup

Legit reason. He’s saving hours of engineers time, every day. Hope they gave him something in some other form

jeevest | 7 years ago | on: Visa Rejections for Tech Workers Spike

QA analyst in most cases but not all, is one of the least specialized occupations. It’s true they played by the rules etc, but when you play by the rules , and the rules change.. expect the unexpected.

jeevest | 7 years ago | on: Medical records on the blockchain – the history of a bad idea

When I look at the first flowchart - there’s no way a PMI-certified Project Manager would say No to any question on the flowchart - so Blockchain it is !

jeevest | 7 years ago | on: Do people become happier after 40?

54 here. Empty nester with a stable personal and work life. I feel happy most times, a bit of envy when I see younger folks. Borderline financially stable going into retirement. If I stay healthy for the next decade and keep working I will be OK financially.. not yet there. Mortgage 70% paid off.

I feel 'mature' and at peace, now, and sometimes kick myself for not getting into that state at a younger age.

I still enjoy fulltime-coding, no carpal tunnels yet..30 years at the keyboard. (thanks to a mouse/windows/apple aversion). Sometimes I think I've 'failed' in a positive sort of way, by not being aggressive and going into corporate management. Other times, I wonder why am I still coding, my friends all seem to be managing (but cursing their jobs at the same time).

I especially feel good when I see myself as being reasonably healthy and active. Like others, I am getting to accept and look past the things I won't achieve. Strangely, many things (both technical/conceptual and life-related) seem easily grasped, the more I relax and slow down.