"There was and continues to remain NOTHING that compares to the Java platform."
... today. Thrownaway2424 said (my emphasis) "Java in the 90s was a spectacular con job that millions of developers and managers bought hook, line, and sinker."
This was true. Sun purchased Java's popularity. It did not even come close to living up to the hype in the first few years. I could segfault it without much difficulty using Swing, and I was hardly using it for anything (school assignment!). I was not a sophisticated developer at the time. I should not have been able to do that.
It is also true that through tenacity and dedication, Java eventually did live up to its promises. But that came later.
... today. Thrownaway2424 said (my emphasis) "Java in the 90s was a spectacular con job that millions of developers and managers bought hook, line, and sinker."
This was true. Sun purchased Java's popularity. It did not even come close to living up to the hype in the first few years. I could segfault it without much difficulty using Swing, and I was hardly using it for anything (school assignment!). I was not a sophisticated developer at the time. I should not have been able to do that.
It is also true that through tenacity and dedication, Java eventually did live up to its promises. But that came later.