I don’t know, probably some truck would be a better analog. It ain’t sexy, but it was made to be a blue collar language, and it is the one that ships cargo nigh everywhere.
It’s primarily used by enterprise shops. You’d never brag you about driving a van. It’s not fashionable. It’s kinda ugly.
But…it gets the job done.
> To me Java is like a garbage truck. You get to work, start it up, do a nearly invisible but absolutely essential duty, then, at the end of the day, you turn it off and go home. No one dreams about garbage trucks or puts one in a car show but they’re there and ready to go right back to work when you are.