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It wouldn't surprise me to see a large fraction of Java use being at b2b startups/small companies since a lot of those 2bs are large and using enterprise tech c

• collyw 11y ago
  Never thought of that before. Would be a good reason for a startup to choose Java (I can't think of many others)
  • incepted 11y ago
    Huge workforce to hire from (crucial for start ups), vibrant and huge cosystem, battle tested, can scale to pretty much any size, write once, develop anywhere, ... I know HN is a bit in a bubble but I've dealt with hundreds of startups over the past ten years and I can tell you that easily 90% of them pick Java from day one.