Is java still worth learning in 2020

Question

Career

Answer 1

Java is fully featured and provide security with Spring and if you know that mostly banking services using Java. As you know that android also use Java as a back-end then we can say this language will always be there. Java is only one which provides all features like we can make Desktop Applications, Web Applications, Android Applications and so many things.

Answer 2

Java is pretty much everywhere: desktop, mobile, web. So, Java developers get a lot of job offers.

Answer 3

Java is only strong today because it was so strongly pushed by colleges for so many years as the Microsoft alternative. However, there are more and more preferred contenders to choose from today.

While Java will continue to employ people for a while to come, it will be despite it's many shortcomings compared to languages like C# and Kotlin. Legacy code has a tendency to stick around for a long time, sort of like cockroaches. 🤔😜

I do suspect that a decline will begin to be reflected in the coming years as Microsoft has made the push towards multiplatform and open source with .NET Core and with Google showing a long term commitment to back Kotlin over Java.

I suspect that a majority of data reflected in the TIOBE search trends are generated from university students. Most college curriculums seem to be a good decade or so behind modern professional software engineering practices. This is the reason I don't rely on the TIOBE Index other than for amusement.

https://www.sololearn.com/post/183509/

Answer 4

YES, IT IS.
Though there are many other languages but still nothing can beat JAVA. You can build games, mobile applications, desktop applications, web applications and a lot of other things

Answer 5

Very much.
Have you seen the demand for java developers on LinkedIn?

Answer 6

Yes, it's still widely used.

Answer 7

LinkedIn is another community for professionals, believe it or not but you have atleast 20 to 30 job postings almost every week for java dsvelopers.

Just like ~ swim ~ mentioned it is heavily used in enterprise development.

Answer 8

TIOBE index december 2019

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

Java still on top - it's a great career choice.

Answer 9

Yes of course

Answer 10

Also explicit language so perfect to learn OPP logic

Answer 11

Recently I attended TCS exam which is india's largest IT company ,and every question there was in c language and as you said now there is kotlin for android development, so what's the advantage of learning java in
2020

Answer 12

WebpageDoctor who told you that python ain't a programming language? Any source please?as a python learner I find your comment offensive

Answer 13

Of course sir

Answer 14

Yessss

Answer 15

good q

Answer 16

Avinesh No, are you suggesting its popular there!?

Answer 17

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Answer 18

WebpageDoctor i have but just at beginner's level and it felt good and so i wanted to go deep ,but before I do that i wanted to know if it adds up any value to my career in a significant way.

Answer 19

Yes of course.

Answer 20

Yess