First and foremost the reason why it's still so popular is its commitment to backwards compatibility. Enterprises love languages that don't continuously break t

First and foremost the reason why it's still so popular is its commitment to backwards compatibility. Enterprises love languages that don't continuously break their code bases. And then there's its unparalleled ecosystem, its massive developer talent pool and its availability on a number of platforms. And with the introduction of Graal and Truffle I'd say Java is one of the more interesting languages to follow nowadays.