Java's model-view system is fundamentally broken ( Read more... )

In one of my (Java) projects at work, we have an interface which represents the contents of a "savable window", which can be modified by the user, and where changes should be saved back to the underlying object when the user is done (usually indicated via an "OK" button).

The (vastly simplified) implementation looks like this:

/** Contains all ( Read more... )

[MLP, for those who don't know, stands for Mindless Link Propagation.]

JWZ has an interesting paper on his website titled Java Sucks. I don't agree with everything he says (nor do I have time now to go through it point-by-point), but it's worth a read.

-- Des
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Grrrr. Java is a shitty, shitty language that wasn't properly thought-through by its developers. Now that I'm programming in it 8 hours a day, I'm only beginning to truly appreciate this ( Read more... )