Greg Donald wrote: > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:25 PM, egervari <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm just curious if you think Java is dead. > > That's like going on the PHP list asking if Perl is dead. Are you > seeking bias on purpose? :)
Agreed. Subject changed to OT. > I began developing Andorid apps last year and am presently making > quite a bit of money from them. From my perspective, Java is not > dead, far from it. > > If you subscribe to some of the the popular job sites, Dice, > CareerBuilder, etc., you'll quickly see that Java is still very > popular. I see about 5-10 Java jobs listed for just my local area in > middle TN per day, and this area is in no way the technology capitol > of the world. If languages died from old age then C would have died a long time ago. However, C is still very much alive. Sure, it's been extended in various ways, but the core of C is still very much in use today. Take for example anything that uses OpenGL. OpenGL is a C based library. There are many pure C libraries that are still very relevant today. Many Ruby gems make use of C libraries for performance reasons (e.g. ImageMagick, libxml2, etc). Java is relevant and highly popular in "enterprise" applications. And, sure many people make a lot of money using Java. I myself make a living programming in Java. However, that doesn't make me love Java as a language. Although I use it, I despise the strict static typing that Java enforces, and not being able to override class/static methods is simply bone-headed stupid. I fully realize that it is a matter of opinion and we know everyone has one of those. I'm happy you're making money building Android applications. I know their SKD is build around the Java language. That being said, I personally have no interest in building Android applications simply due to Java. I'd rather spend my time building stuff to sell in a language, and platform, I can enjoy. I'd be quite happy to outsource an Android version of my apps to someone else. Learning the SDK is a huge investment and I'm not planning on investing any more of my life to Java based SDKs. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
