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With the recent reports of Java's imminent demise, you're probably wondering if it's time to leave the platform behind for greener pastures. Before you make a decision, step back and examine the Java ecosystem, along with that of its competitors, to see if the rumors have any substance. It's time, in other words, to have a State of the Java Union address, holding neither pride nor prejudice in the evaluation of the platform.
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Comments
Motion Control replied ago:
"fortunately the Java community has seen the rise of lightweight alternatives, as best exemplified by Spring and Hibernate, "
LoL! Spring and Hibernate lightweightl
sproketboy replied ago:
Remember this is from an IBM guy. ;)
Nick Brown replied ago:
According to his byline, he is from Neward & Associates, not IBM. In fact his only connection to IBM that I can find is that his article is posted on developerworks, which happens to be run by IBM. Claiming that means he is an "IBM guy" is like saying anyone posting on Blogger must work for Google.
Nick Brown replied ago:
Could we please quit it with this strawman? Who exactly is predicting Java's "imminent demise"? I would like to see an actual statement from a reputable source (no name bloggers who have taken a few years of CS classes in college don't count) arguing that. Sure, there have been plenty arguing that Java has many flaws and that there are plenty of better languages, but thats not the same thing as arguing that its going to be dead soon. In fact, one of the big reasons its being compared to COBOL is that it is one of the de facto programming languages for business applications. Just like COBOL, it will live on well beyond the time when it becomes obvious there are better alternatives..
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