A critique of Java
- Harold Thimbleby discusses why Java itself as a programming language leaves much to be desired and highlights a few serious problems with Java's design.
- http://www.uclic.ucl.ac.uk/harold/srf/javaspae.html

Why I Am Not A Java Programmer
- Paper by Michael G. Schwern in which he explains his reasons for disliking Java.
- http://www.guild.net/~schwern/papers/Why_I_Am_Not_A_Java_Programmer/why.html

The Problems with JSP
- Why pure JavaServer Pages isn't the solution. Describes alternatives and better ways to use JSP.
- http://www.servlets.com/soapbox/problems-jsp.html

Softpanorama Java Page
- A skeptical look at Java from the Open Source Software Educational Society.
- http://www.softpanorama.org/Lang/java.shtml

Java Sucks
- Rant by Jamie Zawinski, with many detailed criticisms of the Java language itself and its supporting libraries.
- http://www.jwz.org/doc/java.html

Java is Afraid of Unions
- By Rajesh Patkar. Unions give different views of looking at the same memory location.
- http://www.rajeshpatkar.com/articles/javaunion.htm