Yeah, the Java bashing I could (and, admittedly, should) have ignored. It is more the crediting the language for the success that I would rather focus on. It is a fairly strong assertion at the end, that I feel needs more support. Back when fewer teams were writing Java applications, I feel similar advantages were felt for it.
Of course, I still pine for lisp, so I can not claim to have no biases. (Well, that and MMIX)
The entire Java community pines for lisp, whether they know it or not. That's why Apache Ant was invented, it's Java's manifestation of Greenspun's Tenth Rule.
Of course, I still pine for lisp, so I can not claim to have no biases. (Well, that and MMIX)