Google (at least Gmail), LinkedIn, etc are to me modern web applications & AFAIK they are written in Java (or at least partly in Java) and I'm not counting coun

Google (at least Gmail), LinkedIn, etc are to me modern web applications & AFAIK they are written in Java (or at least partly in Java) and I'm not counting countless enterprise web apps. Java is what they call mature technology. It's past the hype and language flame war phase. Those who know its value, just use it to GTD without any ceremonies.