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Why is it so hard for Java programmers to learn anything other than Java?!

• thebluesky 14y ago
  Citation?
  • mangler 14y ago
    Original post. iOS in Java?! Why?! GWT! Why. Just learn ObjC, Javascript, whatever the local language is... It's not that hard really...
    • pjmlp 14y ago
      The same can be applied to legions of other programmers that what to everything in C, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, whatever is their be and end all language...
    • bnr 14y ago
      The advertised benefit is reusing your code across platforms.
      • smcdow 14y ago
        yes, write once, lag everywhere.
    • gubatron 14y ago
      it's just that the syntax of ObjC is a total mind fuck. Wish you could code in whatever you wanted and then compile to native code with a plain compiler, no need for the UI designer BS. Just give me a Java to native compiler and wrappers to all the Cocoa libraries.
• philbarr 14y ago
  Er - as a seasoned Java programmer I think you'll find I've worked in C++, C#, PHP, and any other number of languages thankyou-oh-so-very-much.
• chamakits 14y ago
  Unrelated to the original post. This will come off as condescending, but I mean it with the best intentions. I see that you are relatively new in HN. Comments like these are nonconstructive and generally frowned upon here. I'm not saying that your criticism isn't valid (or otherwise), but its preferable to include some actual notations, quotes or reason behind such statements. Overall comment: Such blanket statements are insulting, and usually erroneous. All programmers are capable to learn anything else as long as they are interested and willing.