Why you should learn Java
Java is still one of the most used programming languages in developing applications despite it being around for more than 25 years. Surprisingly, it’s not likely to become obsolete today.
Android developers already know that Google is pushing the much newer language Kotlin as the main programming language for developing Android apps. Developers insist that Kotlin is much more lightweight to code for and compile than Java.
According to RedMonk, Java is still one of the most used programming languages alongside Python and JavaScript. RedMonk gathers this data by grabbing the programming languages used for projects inside GitHub.
Java, in-fact, went up from third place to second place since the last time RedMonk ran its numbers. Despite Rust, Kotlin and Go building popularity, none of these languages indicated a similar growth to Java.
It’s possible that Java is retaining a large share of the enterprise applications market. Meaning that it would be rivals such as Rust, Go and Kotlin — because of the shared JVM platform — are competing less with Java. RedMonk notes that it is possible that Java will continue to sustain its performance and future gains from Go, Kotlin, and Rust.
If you’re interested in learning a new programming, I absolutely recommend that you consider learning Java. Accoring to Burning Glass, an analytics software company that provides real-time data on job growth, the median Java developer salary is $102,000, which is high for technology positions.
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