The Excitement is over
For Java, that is. Roland Tanglao:
It's been 10 years and there are still no compelling client side or desktop apps in Java and all the compelling server apps (sorry enterprise apps don't count as compelling!) are done in PHP, Python, Ruby, Perl, Smalltalk et al.
From Andrew Anderson:
So is Java on the way out ? I hope not, because I believe that fundamentally Java is a great language, but Java does have some real problems. I think the root cause of most of the problems is Java's enormous scope and complexity
I'd say that the complexity is based on the initial "simple" implementation just not being powerful enough. Java's not going to go away, but it's heading the way of Cobol - large installed base, critical for many existing applications - but just not interesting anymore.
Comments
Bureaucracy
[Jon H] November 4, 2005 15:40:01.699
It doesn't help that new Java projects apparently are called things like "JSR 242". I find it hard to get enthusiastic about Java when so many things are discussed and promoted with such generic, bloodless, yet non-descriptive terms. It's like something out of Office Space, trying to get enthusiastic about submitting your TPS reports. Woo Sun announced a new version of TPS 301 How do you evangelize something like that? How is a name like that supposed to pique one's interest?