This argument that Java was dying before the arrival of Android is super suspect. At best, you could say java was stuck in a rut between 6 and 7 (similar to c++

This argument that Java was dying before the arrival of Android is super suspect. At best, you could say java was stuck in a rut between 6 and 7 (similar to c++ up until c++11), but it’s industry usage had not waned.