How does /prog/ feel about Java in general?

Just wondering, because it seems like the more optimized languages are respected more.

Its easy to code.
I disagree. The reason why I don't like Java is that it's a pain in the butt. Okay, great, it's not C++, but it still has a bad case of ugly.

Boilerplate isn't "easy to use". It wavers somewhere between "useless" and "mind-numbing". I have better things to do than to fight a brain-damaged language.