4 years after, I still don't understand!

Why does everyone hate Java so much?

To me it seems like it's got it's strengths and weakness like any other language.

I'm aware of it's weakness but I don't think that the amount of hatred upon the whole language is justified.

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I never said it was easier, just that the example wasn't a valid one. I was correct.

Java makes things easier by decreasing cognitive load. The designer(s) had a well reasoned justification for removing unsigned types. You can disagree with the philosophy, and many people do.

Frankly, I think it takes one look at some boost source to understand Gosling was right. Adding features because someone, somewhere, might want to use your language to solve a problem it wasn't designed to solve is not a good strategy.