Even homeland security tells you to disable java

[Hawk66]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Java is a security nightmare. Plus there is no excuse to use it for programming. There is nothing it can do that you cannot do with something different and more safe as well. Laziness is the problem that causes Java staying that dominant. And that is why I think that people really need to get hit by Java-induced security problems - so that they get a slap on the back of their heads.

One should also boycott all household gadgets, mobile tech, navigators etc that use Java - to send manufacturers a message and forcing Java out of the market. But with people still buying smartphones with Android and WhatsApp like crazy, that amount of swarm intelligence on behalf of data security probably is too much expected.

Buying a new smartphone every two or three years. Sometimes I think I have no clue how humans are ticking.

What is the alternative to Java, Skybird? I program in .NET and I love it but ask the java guys to switch to .NET and you can bet that you got a dozens 'I hate Microsoft' threads. Java is an industry standard when it comes to enterprise applications and that will not change. In the consumer market 'PC-Desktop' oracle-java does not play that big role anymore...although it is used in open-source office suites etc.

And Android does not use Java from Oracle but a complete different implementation. It only implements (most) of the specs of java.