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Re: What is left alive?

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On 2016-11-30 02:05 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>   So, they say
>
>       - Java applets are dead
>       - Java on the desktop is dead
>
>   So, what is still alive?
>
>       - Java on the server (JEE)
>       - Java on Android
>
>   Anything else?
>
>   Maybe
>
>       - Java as a teaching language
>
>   But maybe Python is threatening Java as a teaching
>   language?
>
>   Is Node.js a threat on the server?
>
>   And Java on Android is not real Java (it is not Java SE, no
>   AWT, no Swing, no JavaFX). (Yes, IIRC there is a project to
>   bring JavaFX to Android, why does Oracle not do this more
>   aggressively bringing a JDK for Android?)
>
Java is a great teaching language, I'd say. Python is good too but not 
as good a Java. Python to me is too messy as it tries to be simple but 
keep other features, hence to me it feels unstructured.

I don't know what industry says but I love Java.

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