Why is Java so popular?

Python is so much easier to use.

Java requires either a bracket or a semicolon on every single fucking line. In Python, just indent.

System.out.println("foo") vs print "foo"

Arrays can only store objects of a single type and
must have a specified size while lists in Python have neither of these restrictions

Why must you specify the type of the variable when you're declaring it? Why can't Java figure out something so simple?

The "for loop" in Python iterates over all the elements in the object. In Java, you must do the retarded
(int i;i<something;i++) bullshit.

Python > Java

The Original Poster: a deconstruction.

>>1-san's argument is that FIOC is superior to ENTERPRISE because:
- it is dynamically typed as opposed to statically typed
- uses tabs instead of braces for denoting blocks
- uses newline instead of semi-colons for denoting statement
- doesn't know about the for( : ) loop

Between the two languages, the current zeitgeist of /prog/ is that the superior language THEY ARE BOTH SHIT.

Therefore, I deduce he is either:
a) new here
b) attempts to troll by imitating an ignorant fan of Guido's gay S&M.¹
(This list contains the two most probable cases but it is far from complete. I encourage everyone to extend it.)

I tend to the former because /prog/-riders  are typically capable of trolling attempts far more sophisticated and I've seen quite a few in my time. Imitating a smug weenie would be akin to scraping the bottom of the barrel.

I suggest a large dose of Lurkmore.
I hereby open the discussion.
Would >>7-san care to provide his view on the matter?
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¹ If someone would be so kind as to illustrate the appropriate ascii-art. I have misplaced mine.