A lot depends on your goals and your location. For instance, here in N. Texas you could make 1/3 more money programming Java then a cool language like ruby or p

A lot depends on your goals and your location. For instance, here in N. Texas you could make 1/3 more money programming Java then a cool language like ruby or python. Also to be a well paid Java developer here you don't need amazing skills or more than 2 years of experience.