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Re:Ask HN: Do Programming Languages Die? by simonblack on Thursday August 01, 2019 @07:31PM (#20589356)
Note the "my own rarity" part. I haven't used Java since the 1990s.

Then again, not many programmers (relatively speaking) develop apps for Android. More programmers develop apps for systems other than Android.

Re:Ask HN: Do Programming Languages Die? by ps101 on Friday August 02, 2019 @05:46AM (#20591718)
Regardless of your personal list, Java is still one of the most popular languages today and nowhere near being "dead" in the slightest. No one's individual list of used/unused languages is relevant in this case - the question is about mass adoption and active development.