&gt; Java’s type system, while verbose at times, allows you to write code that largely “just works”.<p>NullPointerException would like to have a word with you about that.<p>In all seriousness, it feels unreal that people can be <i>that</i> impressed by Java&#x27;s safety or lambdas. Makes you shudder to think about what they&#x27;ve used <i>before</i> that.