A Java Critique Yet another text criticising Java, written since the other pages mostly address the topic from a C-ish point of view while this is based on SW-engineering thoughts. |
Evaluating Java for Game Development A university technical report that evaluates whether Java can be used for professional game development and whether it is a good idea to do so. |
Java - Myth or Magic Looks at the good, the bad and the future sides of Java, to try to give a balanced viewpoint. (Jan Newmarch) |
Java Sucks Rant by Jamie Zawinski, with many detailed criticisms of the Java language itself and its supporting libraries. |
Softpanorama Java Page A skeptical look at Java from the Open Source Software Educational Society. |
Things That Suck About Java Top 12 worst things about Java, with explanations. |
Why I Am Not A Java Programmer Paper by Michael G. Schwern in which he explains his reasons for disliking Java. |
Why Java can be Used for Games An article that attempts to dispel the many myths surrounding Java and game development. It is targeted specifically to skeptical C++ programmers. |