On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 9:38 AM, phil swenson <[email protected]>wrote:

> To take off there are many factors needed.  IMO they are something
> like:  1) big backer 2) syntax/features that get people excited 3) a
> good web framework  4) good deployment story 5) good IDE support ( and
> other stuff like REPL, good build system, scripting support, etc)
>

I think you are forgetting the most important factor: 0) dissatisfaction
with the current mainstream technology.

Java is not just mainstream, it's also quite popular (in the sense that
most developers who use it on a daily basis are pretty happy with it).
Until this satisfaction rate drops, no replacement will succeed.

-- 
Cédric

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