I'll just leave this here...

Link?

Yes. Please stop teaching one of the most popular languages in the world that is still supported and continues evolving. While we're at it let's stop teaching C++ as well. Let's only teach in Esolangs that are <30 days old. Because Java has nothing to teach anyone about anything ever.

I’m not getting into whether Java is good or bad. Merely going to say that I agree it’s falling out of favor.

With the exception of Android (and that might move to Kotlin) I can’t remember the last job spec I’ve seen asking for Java experience.

I work for a large m.n.c. and it’s nearly dead here, previous companies I’ve worked for have also migrated away from it and nobody I went to college with is using it now.

"JavaScript, Golang, Python, Ruby, CPP, Lisp, or Racket"

Ruby is about the same age as Java, Lisp is older than C++, Python is older than Java, Javascript is the same age as Java. This person writing this article has no idea what the fuck they are talking about.

I assume they are talking about frameworks (Because they talk about verbosity) being newer than vanilla Java, but 1. They ignore that Java ALSO has newer frameworks, 2. They ignore the fact that frameworks are tools and over reliance on tools contributes to lack of programming ability (see how leftpad broke the internet), and 3. They effectively say that schools should teach you to code to the market, rather than skills you can apply regardless of the market. That is horrifically non-sustainable.

@practiseSafeHex according to coding dojo Java is the 2nd most in demand language of 2017. According to the TIOBE index Java has been the most popular programming language for the last 15 years. Business insider has Java at the number 2 most popular language on GitHub in 2016. The world wide, the US, and the Indian PYPL indexes have Java at number 1.

Regardless of downward trends or whatever the reasons Java is still one of the most popular languages in the world. The premise of this article is horribly flawed.

The only outdated thing is that guy's laptop... man that's an old laptop...y didn't they let the girl sit in front...what was the photographer thinking woah

@amateur64 because she's using a Vaio with a Mac sticker stuck on it?

Look at how dirty his keyboard is *cringe* and he is using touch pad with two hands 😲😲😲

Feeling warm and happy.
It's a dream coming true 🤓

Nice

I agree.

Ok if you avoid Java, who is going to develop android app for the blog company he is using ? Or the browser that display his blog or run javascript ? Javascript?

@practiseSafeHex I will soon work for a swiss bank and a hell lot of things there are being made with Java... Java will not die out..

Lisp is not even new

I hate those articles. Java keeps evolving and the JVM is a powerhouse that has amazing capabilities.

Globally, it's not a language problem, it's a misunderstanding of the business problem.

Why are people still using Java?

@BM32 spring framework, Android, Java FX, hadoop ,bit coin mining

Java probably has absorbed majority of mediocre mainstream programmers who code for nothing more than daily pay check. It’s quite unfortunate for the language itself just for being popular but I’d actually like to keep it this way.

Majority of india IT professional sees IT and languages as the source of income than "Source of innovation"

They should move to Emojicode

@athlon im my opinion this makes at least as much sense as the content of the article...

War..! Yay