jbang
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“jbang for scripting (think uvx, bunx)”
“yes, so now you know it exist - give it a try :)”
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“JBang takes it to another level”
“specifically calls out the use of JBang[1]for this purpose.”
“You can also use jbang to run java scripts with dependencies”
Caveats and dissent
“no one with little to no Java experience is going to discover and install jbang”
Often compared with
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“jbang provides the similar binary - for now bash+jvm based but all simple installable.”
“I used graalvm and made jbang and its now trivial to run app + shared jvm for me”
Threads where it came up
- 2026: The Year of Java in the Terminal 7 mentions
- Java 26 is here, and with it a solid foundation for the future 2 mentions
- Go Away Python 1 mention
Also written as JBang. Data: jbang.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
I'd like to mention the web framework I'm using these days, Jooby: https://jooby.io/ I've found it quite satisfying compared to the other "new" ones. As for the original topic, I just want to echo what others have said, and say that I am happiest in Java when writing it as if it were Golang code. That an the first-class runtime and performance and deep ecosystem make it a great choice in 2026.
“jbang for scripting (think uvx, bunx)”
“jbang exist to bridge that gap.”
“no one with little to no Java experience is going to discover and install jbang”
“yes, so now you know it exist - give it a try :)”
“JBang takes it to another level”
“specifically calls out the use of JBang[1]for this purpose.”
“You can also use jbang to run java scripts with dependencies”