Java isn't remotely dead, but oracle being it's new corporate steward doesn't really bode well for it's reputation among hackers. A lot of points in the origin

Java isn't remotely dead, but oracle being it's new corporate steward doesn't really bode well for it's reputation among hackers. A lot of points in the original article reference java IDEs to mitigate the verbosity of the language. The fact that the only practical way to write java code requires the use of eclipse and it's ilk is one of the language's biggest failings in my opinion. I don't think the web would be nearly as accessible to develop for if necessitated the use of dreamweaver (or whatever) to be able to build anything.