It's not THAT bad... There are a lot of better langauges to get jobs done in, but I'm thankful there is a new Cobol, so we don't have to use Cobol. It's better these jobs are being offered to Java experts rather than something much more low level, I'd rather buy odd shapes wheels then invent them from scratch over and over again.
I didn't say it was bad; just weak. In fact, Java is an excellent language for mediocre programmers. It prevents them from doing bad things. As well as making trivial errors and unreadable constructs. Java's weak and rigid system helps prevent all these things. Absolutely. That's also not to say there aren't great programmers using Java. I just wish I knew why.invent them from scratch over and over again.
It's better these jobs are being offered to Java experts rather than something much more low level