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"error: target not found: jdk-openjdk"

> And java has never done such a breaking change as python did.

I'm not really sure that's true? Java 8 to afterwards, there are breaking changes that mean a lot of old enterprise stuff can't easily move forward, or worse, bytecode incompatibilities mean source-code-less stuff can't be used anymore...

The whole thing about Graal is mentioned almost as an afterthought, my point is that the language etc. is so poorly designed as to be prohibitive to interface with unless...well you're on Java. Yes there are bridges etc, but a big point of the shell, bash, etc. is easy interoperability between many programs, etc.

Java is still today stuck in a mentality of "it doesn't exist if its not in Java", which is why yes, 30 years later, it is still "too heavy". Assuming you are the effective Operating System is an extremely heavy assumption.



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