Today it is a great language with a runtime that is unequaled. For heavy duty business backend server load, it is the standard choice, and rightfully so.

Do I love Spring? No. Do I prefer Typescript for my little side projects? Yes.

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DarkNova6 3 days ago | parent [-]

Fortunately, there are plenty of mature alternatives to Spring these days.

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ksec a day ago | parent | next [-]

What are those alternatives? I haven't touched Java for web development for a very very long time.

	▲	vips7L 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Quarkus, Micronaut, Helidon are all the big players. Quarkus has the most market share and is quite enjoyable to work with.

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MrBuddyCasino 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Agreed but apparently BigCorp hasn’t gotten the news yet.