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I don't think Java is going anywhere. It's more performant than JS and especially Python, the other 2 top 3 languages. And unlike Cxx/Rust, you have the convenience of GC. And the new GC's are VERY good.

It has a nice niche where it's less chaotic than JS and has better threading support and uses less cpu/ram than JS and python. But it's still high level enough to not be inconvenient to work with. These traits make it a great fit for beefy back end machines at big companies.

Rust will always be targeted at low level work unless they add a GC. Even with lifetimes etc a GC is just way more convenient



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