[biglyburrito]

I'm not sure whether Java is in decline, but it's a clunky language that I wasn't sorry to leave behind after moving on from my previous job. The only people I've met first-hand who love Java have been using it for years & program primarily in Java.

Sure, JDK 21 adds support for some much-needed quality of life features: sequenced collections, records, switch pattern matching, code snippets. But all of these features have been supported for YEARS in other languages that I've enjoyed: C#, Kotlin, Python. Java doesn't have anything as slick as LINQ (C#) or list interpretations (Python) for succinct map-reducing objects; Stream API is what you're forced to use, and it's clunky by comparison.