why does java suck?

I've noticed in the short time I've been reading this board that there's a lot of java bashing, so I was wondering why people actually think it is so bad. I'm no java fan, but I've used it for some stuff before and it didn't seem terrible to me. An argument used to be that it runs slow as a guro-fied loli, but they've improved a lot in that aspect.

Please give good reasons, rather than stuff like "it's for certified professional consultants" or whatever you guys say.

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If I were starting again the last thing I would like to start with is objects. I remember my first Java class, the professor in order to teach the students bent the truth about how to programming, only to fix himself later when the students understood enough to grasp the concepts. I remember shaking my head during that class a lot.

I'm going to have to at the same time agree and disagree. Yes, it is all theory but you shouldn't mix up theory and syntax. Polymorphism is theory, and it doesn't change from language to language. What does change is the syntax. The graphics setup is hidden, which makes it easier for the user to interface with it. This is a shady spot of Java, you can't really gain any understanding of how graphics works with high level access.