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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?)
>
I don't think JavaFX constitutes whether something is Java or not. It is 
not a must need I'd say. I don't do GUI stuff so yeah.

openjdk is good.

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