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Re:Java 16 by tarkin2 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:08PM (#26481406)
Java is rarely used for sexy stuff like front-ends or (increasingly) apps.

Java is, however, used for services. Bank logins, search engines (Google originally used it), insurance systems.

C#, C++ and Rust are in the same area. But Java, for the most case, has been around longer.

A LOT of companies used it and can't easily switch their codebase to something newer and shinier. And now Java improves with every release they have fewer reasons to move.

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Re:Java 16 by thesimon on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @03:28PM (#26481665)
> A LOT of companies used it and can't easily switch their codebase to something newer and shinier

I don't agree with that. Spring Boot makes it so easy to write nice backends and a type system is often useful

> they have fewer reasons to move

Move to what btw? NodeJS?

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