Who is this "industry" you speak of and why are you limited to what it dictates you use? But seriously, I know what you mean. Certain, enterprisey shops will

Who is this "industry" you speak of and why are you limited to what it dictates you use? But seriously, I know what you mean. Certain, enterprisey shops will always prefer things like Java because they have this perception that it's a "save" language because it is established, meaning they'll always be able to find someone to bang on their Java code. These places, in terms of the technology they use, are largely uninteresting in this context, however. If something comes along and is better, start using it and spreading the word, and help lessen the influence of the legacy on new projects. Eventually Java, etc programmers will be in high demand to maintain old, legacy projects and to help fix the Y2.1K bug or something of the sort.