Well you've probably got Java down pat by now, try something new that will put bread on the table. Learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails. This should get you away from

Well you've probably got Java down pat by now, try something new that will put bread on the table. Learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails. This should get you away from the overengineering that Java seems to attract and there are plenty of Rails jobs out there (certainly more than there are Grails jobs anyway). Whilst you are at it pick up some new technologies such as mongodb. It would be good for your soul (and skill as a programmer) to try something new, completely new. You could of course also learn ObjectiveC++ and become an iPhone developer. Whatever you pick make sure that it puts fear in your heart, something that will challenge you. A mountain to climb rather than molehill.