I don't follow Java at all (I wish I had time to take a few months to see what's happening), so I might be talking out of my ass. I think Java got a big boost w

I don't follow Java at all (I wish I had time to take a few months to see what's happening), so I might be talking out of my ass. I think Java got a big boost when it became a de facto standard for communications platforms, especially considering the rise of mobile.