> Bear in mind, this is not a critique of Java, but a critique of its cover. I don't know Java well enough to like it or dislike it. This is just an explanation of why I don't find that I'm eager to learn it.

I think this post proves two things: a) "books" are in fact very difficult to judge by their covers and b) predicting the future, even only a decade ahead and in an industry you live in, is a fruitless endeavor

Well, apart from his prediction that it wouldn't be a very successful language, his analysis still seems pretty accurate...

And one has to grant Java this: it has matured a lot over the years. Even has lambdas now! ;-)