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		bspammer 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Date("wtf") – How well do you know JavaScript'... Kotlin and even modern Java are both preferable for me. There’s no shortage of JVM roles.

teaearlgraycold 6 months ago [–]

If your entire stack is using optionals then Java can be acceptable. It’s not a terrible language otherwise. Checked exceptions are a failure IMO because they only check for some types of errors.

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