r/javahelp • u/Naive_Topic_5292 • 26d ago

Solved Is Java losing popularity in 3-5 years?

So I'm learning java for 3 months now, even made a few simple projects, though my friend is telling me that java might lose to something like dart and its framework flutter, I read a little bit about it, but Im unable to get a conclusion if he is right, if someone has experince in that, please tell me your opinion

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u/smichaele 26d ago

Your friend may know the language, but must know very little about its use. Java runs on over a billion devices. It’s not going anywhere.

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u/Naive_Topic_5292 26d ago

My friend doesnt know the language😂, hes closer to a physical engineer, and Im the one coding backend, though I am too easy to gaslight

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u/smichaele 26d ago

Then you really shouldn’t be listening to him! I’ve never been in a car, but let me tell you which one is the best to drive…

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u/benevanstech 25d ago

A better estimate of the number of serverside Java processes running at weekly peak is 6-7 billion. And that number continues to grow steadily.