[stefanhendriks]

Since my new job i work with Ecplise every day. I must say , the Gui is impressive and you can code a lot faster.

About Java being bloated. Its not actually bloated, it just forces you to code some stuff more into classes.

Last but not least, i am getting a course to become a Java Certified Programmer. I've seen the books, will be quite tough for someone who only coded as a hobby (compared to those guys who have done it for years)...but i will manage.

Btw: Java being slow? With the JIT Compilation it is as fast as C i've been told.