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Well, a lot has been said here already but I'll chime in.
Java, especially the newer versions, is a very good language for server-side applications - it's fast, reliable, has powerful tooling and libraries, and virtually every question you may have has already been answered online.
On the other hand, it is not the most sleek language so if someone really cares about punctuation or the number of characters they have to write, they may be put off.
The language is ubiquitous among enterprises, so it's a pretty solid bet if you want to get a job or switch companies. It also means you're likely to work with enterprise applications and deal with complex business issues. IME, if you're biased towards solving interesting domain problems, you'll be happy doing it with Java (and probably any other language). If you're more biased towards doing cool technical stuff, you're probably going to look for something else.
Personally, I'm in love with Kotlin and I see it as an obvious replacement for Java, as they work in the same ecosystem.
I have been trying to find statistics on Kotlin backend adoption. I don't have a good way of measuring it right now. I see it occasionally in backend job descriptions. I suspect it will take over java marketshare, but not sure.
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Well, a lot has been said here already but I'll chime in.
Java, especially the newer versions, is a very good language for server-side applications - it's fast, reliable, has powerful tooling and libraries, and virtually every question you may have has already been answered online.
On the other hand, it is not the most sleek language so if someone really cares about punctuation or the number of characters they have to write, they may be put off.
The language is ubiquitous among enterprises, so it's a pretty solid bet if you want to get a job or switch companies. It also means you're likely to work with enterprise applications and deal with complex business issues. IME, if you're biased towards solving interesting domain problems, you'll be happy doing it with Java (and probably any other language). If you're more biased towards doing cool technical stuff, you're probably going to look for something else.
Personally, I'm in love with Kotlin and I see it as an obvious replacement for Java, as they work in the same ecosystem.
I have been trying to find statistics on Kotlin backend adoption. I don't have a good way of measuring it right now. I see it occasionally in backend job descriptions. I suspect it will take over java marketshare, but not sure.