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Coach Wei, whose Java credentials are impeccable, opened up a can of worms by raising the issue of why Java's not in favor any more for building web sites, even complex ones. Even a complex site like Facebook, Wei noted, is not written in Java. 'Why do 'cool kids' choose Ruby or PHP to build websites instead of Java? I have to admit that I do not have an answer ... the power of Java is a perfect fit for the areas where websites may need more than markups or scripting, such as middleware logic,' Wei argued.

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