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While the OP is correct about how arcane these industries are, there's one statement I just couldn't agree with:

> So, why suddenly, in late 2010 and 2011, is Java suddenly the hated demon it is?

Suddenly? In the 2010s? Hah! I hated Java practically since the turn of the century, and only in the last 2 years did I relax and admit that it's become a good language/environment. But with Oracle's acquisition I don't see that staying. It was because of how Sun ran Java that the language flourished—if Oracle so much as sneezes, or even insinuates a change in policy, the language could see a major shift.