Re: Declining Popularity of Java?

Javinator wrote:
Has anyone else been sensing a widespread decline in the popularity of
Java?

Not really. Measuring language popularity is difficult, but the statistics I've seen invariably show the triumvirate of Java, C, and C++ at the top with other languages languishing by a long shot.

When I search the major job boards, and compare the quantity of Java
searches with C#, using just those search terms, Java comes back with
more hits.

Are you sure `C#' isn't also catching `C' or `C++'?

I've been doing both languages for some time and I am finding my
client's generally more satisfied with the solutions we delivered in
C#.

Java is the predominant "beginner's language"--the one taught in introductory courses. It therefore stands to reason that it will have a little less competency on average than other languages. Besides, other factors can come into play (Java GUI apps tend to use Swing with the cross-platform LAF, which mayn't look sufficiently like the Windows LAF for some).


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Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth
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