That's not at all what I meant. You know perfectly well that it doesn't matter which language you use, there's always this guy who gives you lectures on why you shouldn't use it. The thing is that you use this language because you want/need/has this feature/suits you. So you shouldn't be bothered by the various comments. On the other hand, if you're about to start a new project and taking note of your options then yes, you should perfectly well listen to criticism.

My goal always is to follow the ELI5 rule. Don't assume that X just makes sense. I'm pretty sure my code is clear and well constructed but nevertheless when I'm reading it 5 months ahead I have trouble figuring out what's what. Simple, ELI5 comments always solve my problems.

Don't pay attention to what other people say. Be happy.

You haven't added the cons to your excellent answer. I totally agree with the pros concerning Java. I don't know about Node.js so I'm going to add some cons about Java: Extremely bureaucratic, you need lots of lines of code to do something relatively easy Not readable compared to other languages (i.e. Python)

Greece here. We should ask the Hashnode devs for some stats :)

I really wonder what could have been C#'s path if it supported every OS. Maybe a world leader right now? Who knows.

There's a highly upvoted question on StackOverflow on what Spring actually is which I found really interesting since I couldn't figure it out. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1061717/what-exactly-is-spring-for

I wish I could forget about coffee. I'm an addict! The same things happens with my meals though.

I use Sublime Text 3 and swear by it!

I want the changes in the master repository to merge into my branch It is my understanding that you don't want to learn git rather than use its main capability. In that case I'm going to go against the crowd who recommends command line and ask why aren't you using your IDE's vcs integration. Every major IDE (IntelliJ, Eclipse etc) has the option of pushing, commiting etc with a simple button. That's what I do anyway :P :)