richsinn

Precisely. In this world view, A Java programmer would also be confused with Scala, which is a JVM language.

(Or I guess you could write Scala in a non-functional, Java-y way, but that would defeat the purpose of using Scala...).

A. It was a joke.

B. What about Scala? Would you say Scala is a "good fit" for people leaving Java because it's also built on top of the JVM? Or would it be a "bad fit" because the idioms and functional-nature of Scala are vastly different than Java? Or how about Kotlin?

I'm not thinking about "successor" in terms of "Java-specific" design patterns. I'm thinking successor in terms of - can Rust, with concurrency as a first-class-citizen and C-like perf with a safer programming model, replace Java for many of the "higher-level" applications that would've typically been written in Java?

... and thus out of the ashes rose Rust lang...

For this precise reason, I've stopped buying things like baby food, baby toiletries, skin lotion, etc. from Amazon. I now purchase direct from the respective online store, or sites like walmart.com/target.com

lol

Anyone use the Eisenhower Matrix? A few really productive people I know seem to use it to great effect. Was wondering if anyone here has any tips with their experiences.

I don't think the Atlantic piece is suggesting that at all. The article is making the point that the delicate power balances behind the Chinese Communist Party is very complex, and that the soundbites we hear from our Western media (or any media for that matter) probably do not capture the full extent of the power dynamics, wheeling and dealing, and inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party.