Well, that's fair, but honestly... Java being the "new C" or the "new
COBOL" is a massive win for Java. Momentum is there. It ain't going away.
Even if Java 7 were the last one ever, we'd only have another 20 years[1]
of Java being pretty much the total winner.[2]
[1] I pulled this number out of a hat.
[2] "total winner" is also pulled out of a hat, but a hat that's much more
likely to be accurate. Let's be real: when .NET thinks it's just as good as
Java, then what it's really saying is that Java kicks butt. ("We kick butt
just as much as the other guy! And he kicks butt! We're Microsoft, and WE
LIKE BUTT!... I mean, uh, kicking it.")
On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 6:15 AM, Jan Goyvaerts <[email protected]>wrote:
> My mistake - error in translation. :-) You're right. Popular is not the
> right term in this case. Java *is* popular indeed.
>
> I meant less popular in the sense that people would like it less than
> before. Hence be less appreciated, considered even more the "new C", less
> used, less supported, etc...
>
> And just because of bad PR if you ask me.
>
> But that's all my personal opinion of course...
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Joseph Ottinger
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Of course, Java's becoming less popular is a lot like saying cars are
>> less popular than they were...
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 3:52 AM, Jan Goyvaerts <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> The third time now, isn't it ? (Plan A/B, plan A/B-bis and now this)
>>>
>>> Maybe they're always postponing because they're only bad at estimating
>>> the effort. Not because they can't make it work. :-)
>>>
>>> But from a PR standpoint, I'm afraid this is not the best thing that
>>> could have happened to Java. It will only make the language even less
>>> popular. Sadly.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Morten A-Gott <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How many times is this now?
>>>> http://mreinhold.org/blog/secure-the-train
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