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		axod on Nov 23, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Any web startups using Java? >> Also, Java library design often tends towards the obfuscated. [...]Adapters, [...]Implementations and [...]Factories, the usually bloated read/write beans, checked exceptions… I've been using Java for 10 years+, and never used any of that.

mhd on Nov 23, 2010 [–]

You never used checked exceptions?

axod on Nov 23, 2010 | [–]

You're right, those are the only thing I do use, where appropriate.

If you just avoid all the enterprisey crap, Java is a very nice place to be.

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