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Kotlin is developed by JetBrains but it's what Google endorse as preferred language for Android development. > Java (Oracle) Java is huge at Amazon and Google
by jstx1 4y ago
Kotlin is developed by JetBrains but it's what Google endorse as preferred language for Android development.
> Java (Oracle)
Java is huge at Amazon and Google, and it's used at every other company on the list too. Same with C++ - it's everywhere and there is a lot of it.
- _448 4y ago> Java ..., and it's used at every other company on the list too. Same with C++ - it's everywhere and there is a lot of it. And that is what I am trying to understand, which languages(old and new) will have longer runway. C++ and Java are given because they are used at enterprise-level and by lot of other companies. But what about other languages? Just one or two companies supporting it for product development or many companies using it for tiny internal projects but not major projects makes a language vulnerable.
- jstx1 4y agoIt makes sense to ask this about new/niche languages, most others will be supported and around for a while. And the niche languages are a rounding error in the job market (they come up on HN disproportionately more often). JavaScript and Python haven't come up in this thread at all so far and they're two most popular languages and will stay around for some time.
- KptMarchewa 4y agoAlso, a lot of companies are participating in JVM development, even if Oracle is by far the largest. https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/the-arrival-of-java-18 https://blogs.oracle.com/java/post/the-arrival-of-java-18