Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you shouldn't use Java--just that "I've only ever used Java" is a pretty good indicator of somebody not being genuinely inter

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you shouldn't use Java--just that "I've only ever used Java" is a pretty good indicator of somebody not being genuinely interested in software development, and different ways to do things. I'd take somebody who learned Ada for fun over somebody who learned Java in school (and did nothing else) for a Java job any day.