Java Is So 90s

An anonymous reader writes "Some of you may recall last year's Java vs. LAMP Slashdot flamewar. The fight has now "brewed" (couldn't resist) into the mainstream press at BusinessWeek." From the article: "Yared says developers far and wide are creating a new generation of Internet-based applications with LAMP and related technologies rather than with Java. Can it possibly be that Java -- once the hippest of hip software -- has become a legacy technology, as old and out of style as IBM's (IBM) mainframe computers and SAP's corporate applications? Mounting evidence points to yes. Reports by Evans Data Corp., which does annual surveys of the activities of software developers, show Java use is slipping as LAMP and Microsoft's .NET technology gain traction."

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[CodeHog]

Basic is reported as "So 80s".

About time

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought no one would notice my coffee has gone cold!!!

Uh-oh

[BlindSpot]

From the article summary:

Can it possibly be that Java -- once the hippest of hip software -- has become a legacy technology, as old and out of style as IBM's (IBM) mainframe computers and SAP's corporate applications?

I work for a company that uses IBM mainframes and SAP. I guess that means I should start brushing up on my Java so I'll be ready for its adoption here in about 5 years...

Stupid new buzzword

[wampus]

LAMP? This is even worse than AJAX as far as stupid new names go. I guess that "Web-based application" doesn't sound cool anymore, nor does "dynamic web page." I suppose it doesn't matter, really. Marketing writes the press releases and we call it whatever we hear the most of, eventually.

I will shut up and get back to coding this app in PHP, now.

Re:UNIX

[ackthpt]

Is JAVA the new UNIX? It's still useful sometimes somewhere somehow but most people tend to forget/ignore its existence.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Denmark, a graduate student is thinking "...I like Java, but not Sun's dictatorial stance on it... I think I'll come up with my own and call it Lava... (Pronounced "LooVa")

Re:UNIX

[mugnyte]

Quick! JAVA is the new BSD!

All I know is

[ellem]

I bought Learn Java in 21 Days in like 1996 and I STILL can't program in Java. How do I get my money back?

Java Is So 90s

[mynickwastaken]

And .NET is Gay

Re:Interpreted Versus Compiled

[phasm42]

It's all about the KISS principle, and syntactically and practically Java is just too complex - it's like trying to dust a room with a jackhammer.

I'll leave the maid's work to you. We'll be building lasting structures over here.

Re:PHP vs. Java

[pinkstuff]

If PHP is so scalable, then why use Java for enterprise applications? :-)

Re:In Related News

[mforbes]

The first code I ever wrote that had an actual purpose was in BASIC:

10 for i = 1 to 100
20 print "I will not talk in class."
30 next

(True story!)

Re:In Related News

[daeley]

Wow, I wrote my first basic aroung 1975:

• 10 print "Hello World"
• 20 goto 10

And it's STILL RUNNING!!!! ;)

Re:The real 90s versus outdated 00s software

[brunson]

Write once, debug everywhere.

Re:UNIX

[richieb]

That's because the O/S written in Ruby is not finished yet. It will be called Rubix.... ;)

Re:The real 90s versus outdated 00s software

[drightler]

"joys of Perl".... that makes me shudder. I learned how to program with Perl. Took me forever to unlearn the "Perl" way and start programming the "right" way. ;)