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by mpetkevicius 2516 days ago
How can Java be a rarity if almost every Android app is written in it?
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simonblack 2516 days ago
Note the "my own rarity" part. I haven't used Java since the 1990s.

Then again, not many programmers (relatively speaking) develop apps for Android. More programmers develop apps for systems other than Android.

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ps101 2515 days ago
Regardless of your personal list, Java is still one of the most popular languages today and nowhere near being "dead" in the slightest. No one's individual list of used/unused languages is relevant in this case - the question is about mass adoption and active development.
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