If the pros at Sun had had a chance to fix Java, the world would be a much more pleasant place. This is not secret knowledge. It's just secret to this pop culture.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker believes fixing Java would have improved the industry significantly.
- In plain terms
- Java could have been better if the original team could change it.
- What can you take from it?
- Technical debt impacts user experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What changes would improve your tools?
Another view
Java remains widely used despite its flaws.
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