Seems like an interesting effort. A developer is building an alternative Java-based backend to Lemmy's Rust-based one, with the goal of building in a handful of different features. The dev is looking at using this compatibility to migrate their instance over to the new platform, while allowing the community to use their apps of choice.

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[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

There's nothing wrong with java

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago

There is nothing inherently wrong with Java I would speculate, but it can be a royal pain in the ass to manage if you just need one application to work.

I know the basics of the language, but from what I have seen managing it, I don't like it. Just from being in security, I constantly hit barriers with devs because of versioning issues. There is always some ancient app running on a version of Java that can't be updated, for whatever reason. Version management is always a pain, but with Java? Goddamn.

I admit ignorance about the details of Java and how awesome it is for job security. There is no way in hell I could even debate anyone who has watched a single video on YouTube about Java. However, from what I have seen, it either works great or it fails explosively with billions of randomly allocated threads attempting to suck memory from every other server within 50 miles.

If it's awesome to code with, cool. I am just a little salty from my experiences, as you can tell.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, it wears down your keyboard.

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 4 points 7 months ago

If you have a good IDE, and Java has the best IDEs of any language I have used, then auto complete will take care of most of that for you.