Ask HN: Why do big companies tend to only build with Java?
I want to understand one thing at major companies: Why Java?
Is this a company investment thing, they're in bed with IBM?
Is it a mentallity thing?
Is it a compiled language thing?
Is it a security thing?
It's certainly not a speed thing. Every team I have had experience with working with on a Java platform has taken ages to deliver anything. CMSs that I could build rapidly with the likes of PHP/MySQL take months/years to get off the ground. Change is slow.
Believe me, I have zero experience of working with Java, but I need to understand why they do it. Have you experienced rapid development teams using Java?
Is this a company investment thing, they're in bed with IBM? Is it a mentallity thing? Is it a compiled language thing? Is it a security thing?
It's certainly not a speed thing. Every team I have had experience with working with on a Java platform has taken ages to deliver anything. CMSs that I could build rapidly with the likes of PHP/MySQL take months/years to get off the ground. Change is slow.
Believe me, I have zero experience of working with Java, but I need to understand why they do it. Have you experienced rapid development teams using Java?