r/JavaProgramming • u/thearjunreddy • Oct 15 '26

is Java still worth learning for software developers in 2026?

Yes, Java remains useful for enterprise applications, backend development, and large-scale systems. Start with core Java, OOP, collections, exception handling, and SQL, then explore Spring Boot and REST APIs to build practical applications

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '26

I think this person is having a conversation with themselves.

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u/jjduru Oct 15 '26

Are you asking or are you stating?

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u/Zzzami69 Oct 15 '26

I hate opinions expressed as facts. where are the arguments?

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u/AKmemekiller Oct 15 '26

First of all, where is the main method?

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u/Zzzami69 Oct 15 '26

my guy forgot the package declaration. (too much?)

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u/Vijjwal_xD Oct 15 '26

i know his mindset.

he just wanted to post here, but he dont know what to post here.

he used ai to do this, and sent prompt "Is java still worth learning for software developers in 2026?" and ai generated the given response.

if such efforts were taken in searching about ur own passion, about history of java at enterprise or where the modern day software tech is evolving, then he must've got his answer than just another unclear doubt in mind.

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u/Born-Boat4519 Oct 15 '26

he just wants to rage bait

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u/disposepriority Oct 15 '26

Thanks for sharing I guess

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u/mista-shyte Oct 15 '26

he said JAVA LOOK JAVA IS NOT DEAD

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u/FckXFckMusk Oct 16 '26

Ai isn't going to fix itself...

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u/ExtraTNT 28d ago

Java 26 makes it usableā€¦ the language is going in a right direction, but it has to catch up a lot, havenā€™t had a moment of: ā€œyeah, I want java for thatā€ c is fast, haskell is easy to write and handles backends well, and for cross compatibility: well, never had an issue with c or haskellā€¦ c# improved a lot and java is often just used because unis like it or the team used it in the pastā€¦ java 26 made a good step towards leaner, easy to read code, but there needs to be more of that.