Comments on: Study: Java still top programming language

Java continues its long decline as the Web comes to the fore, but Java and C aren't leaving the enterprise anytime soon.

[sanjayb]

Java might not be sexy compared to other languages but it's a solid platform that can be used to build many types of apps.
I am surprised at how low C# is. Other studies I read had it being a solid number 2. Also, with the popularity of the iPhone will Objective C make a run?

[The_Decider]

C# has a lot of marketing behind it and MS is pushing it hard.

It is at a sore disadvantage because MS using it as a Windows lock-in mechanism. Java runs on a lot of platforms.

What shocks me is that VB is so high, it is the language of choice for incompetent programmers, and I know there are a lot of them out there, but this is ridiculous. Even C# beats the snot out of VB.

PHP, is a VB like language in that it is the language of choice for too many people who have no business coding at all.

Over the next two years I think we will see a massive rise is the usage of simpler, but still very powerful and elegant languages like Python and Ruby. I think the author agrees with me but obviously doesn't understand languages by lumping these two with PHP.

[sanjayb]

Java might not be sexy compared to other languages but it's a solid platform that can be used to build many types of apps.
I am surprised at how low C# is. Other studies I read had it being a solid number 2. Also, with the popularity of the iPhone will Objective C make a run?

[dehall622]

objective-c might make a run from 42 to 40 but thats about it

java is #1 because it is very easy to learn and available for all the major platforms

i wonder where JSF ranks in terms of web frameworks

[The_Decider]

That is no different than much more elegant languages like Python and Ruby.

I use Java a lot but it is a hideously designed language and is so clunky to work with. Its advantage is that it has a proven track record in the enterprise space. And that is a huge advantage and well earned.

However, the more elegant languages are moving towards that goal and when that happens Java will be relegated to the same status as Fortran, aka legacy apps.

A hint that Java is on its slow trip to legacy-ville is that CS programs are moving to more modern, better designed languages. The university level use of Java and the rise of Java are directly related.

[Goodbye Helicopter]

Objective C is really just highly structured C anyway.
Curious that the author describes interpreted languages as ilk but not VB...
C is still the grandfather of all of these.

[jef5623]

Objective C will definitely take C into the 7th age of computing but i am wondering that if SUN is making any progress in taking Java into the 7th age of computing

[benjaminstraight]

Duh. It works.

[botchagalupe]

If you look at the TIOBE Programming Community Index for July 2008 there are some other interesting nuggets. Python keeps inching up and the big story is Microsoft?s Powershell. Powershell wasn?t even ranked in the previous year and it ransk 15. Also Lua and D are also come from nowhere interesting top 20?s.

Here is a post I did about this in July.

[danie330]

Hi there

I have a question and I apologise in advance if Im asking it in the wrong place. Im new to the world of computer programming and recently Ive started learning the Java language. I would like to invest my time in learning a good programming language that has commercial value and will not get out-dated quickly in the next few years... Can anyone give me some advice on which one to start learning?

Thanks,

Danie