r/learnjava • u/[deleted] • May 27 '22

How long java would be in demand?

Does anyone know exactly And whats easier to learn - backend dev with java or enterprise / bank systems

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u/pragmos May 27 '22

Does anyone know exactly

I, for one, don't have a crystal ball, so cannot say. I'm willing to bet it will stick for a very long while.

And whats easier to learn - backend dev with java or enterprise / bank systems

What do you think (a lot of) enterprise / bank systems are written in?

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u/stoph_link May 27 '22

Cobol? (I have no idea and I am half joking)

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u/pragmos May 27 '22

No joke, unfortunately... Cobol is mostly for the core mainframe, Java services kinda "wrap" around it.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

java

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u/pragmos May 27 '22

Correct. It's the same Java, most likely the same backend frameworks. Sometimes not the latest and greatest versions though, but still. If you know the fundamentals of the language and the fundamentals of the framework, it becomes less relevant what the application does, everything else you'll learn on the fly when you start working with it.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

thanks

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u/The-_Captain May 27 '22

Yes it will be in demand for another 11 years, 4 months, and 12 days as of today.

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u/ExistingMoney May 27 '22

!Remind me 11 years

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u/Bibliophile5 May 27 '22

!Remind me 4 months

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

!Remind me 12 days

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

I have been wondering the exact same thing.
I can big imagine companies which have products built w/ Java will stick with it but new projects? There probably wont be that many, compared to other more 'modern' languages.

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u/Mysterious_Pop_5541 May 28 '22

For long-running apps, and enterprise markets, java would still be there. Especially legacy apps.

For a startup, distributed, cloud-based deployment will opt for more resource-friendly runtime such as go. Some chose node.js for the friendly cost of hiring single Javascript dev to handle the front end and backend.

Many new businesses nowadays are born from startup ecosystems. Demand for java has been plummeting. Even in my region, for java dev, the options are either to go for the enterprise banking industry or consulting firm.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

Does anyone know exactly

No, nobody knows exactly, because AFAIK humanity has not yet discovered the technology to see into the future. You can however estimate that it will be here for a relatively long time from the fact that it's around for 27 years and it's still in top tier demand.

And whats easier to learn - backend dev with java or enterprise / bank systems

The easiest to start off with are actually the basics. Not only are they the easiest, but you will also need them for anything that is advanced beyond the scope of said "basics".

Here's a useful road map to get you started: https://roadmap.sh/java

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u/xBloodBender May 27 '22

5, maybe 6

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

thanks