I think IDEs are important too, and will always be better in a static typed
language like java. I haven't seen a ruby (or python) IDE that comes close
to the java IDEs. Look at Google Web Toolkit. I hate java, but I still use
GWT for ajax apps instead of rails. (And by the way, it has an awesome
discussion list :)

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Greg Donald <[email protected]> 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?  :)
>
> 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.
>
>
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