Is there a future for Java development?

davidbuttler

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India has become a popular destination for Java developers due to its wide array of applications. With Java, developers create tools, games, applications, software, and much more. Many Java programmers are slowly incorporating parts of syntax from newer languages into their code. Even if they manage to hold off irrelevance, it will eventually fail - in my opinion, JVM will outlive Java.

Java developers who only use the parts of Java that they are comfortable with will stagnate out of the job market - could you imagine hiring such a developer, who refused to work with Generics?

Java developers who stay on top of the evolution of the Java language will have ample job opportunities and codebases throughout the lifespan of the language.
 
I think it will always have a place in android development, but for servers it seems dated. Even now people are preferring to use Kotlin over Java. The more Node.js, Go, and Rust catch on for server development, the more dated Java becomes. And as far as front end android development goes, things like React Native and Flutter are superior for most applications because it means you only need one codebase for iOS and android.
 
Its still the cornerstone of enterprise grade solutions and noteable curriculums around the world so the answer I think is probably yes.
 
There are plenty of legacy software written in Java to maintain, so probably Java will last at least a decade. Maybe not new code but code to fix or extend old programs.
 
As most of the big company roll with java, java will be valuable for a long time. Its too complicated for most of them to change the whole process from java to something else. Some banks still roll with delphi... so it show that changing the whole thing is an heavy job.
 
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