To die a death like 'C' and 'C++'. Once upon a time I found a programming language called 'Python'. I sold to the 'management' on the basis of cross-platform development, and almost got it accepted. I even put some effort into learning it, now many years down the track - it's popular!

I don't really care, as I've moved into management. Generally a business will concentrate on a fad, rather than a strategic idea, and real programming languages add to the strategy.

Yeah yeah... Java is dying....

I wouldn't need to work if i got a penny everytime i heard that java was dying.

Java is a mainstream corporate language, it's not going anywhere, and languages like Ruby, Python, Groovy don't even really count as competition since they have a different target audience (quick and dirty rather than quality and maintainability)

According to the technology lifecycle bellcurve Java is in a mature phase, where it is experiencing decreasing demand.

In general, technology lifecycles appear to be shrinking, which means that tech skills are being made obsolete at an increasing rate.

The implications for Java people are that competition for jobs may heat up as seniors compete for a dwindling supply of positions. This could cause rate rises to stop or even reverse. Still, with such a large Java codebase out there, I'd say there will be jobs for another 10-20 years.

Rates in a technologies twilight years are quite spikey. They can shrink rapidly due to oversupply, or in some cases spike rapidly due to previous practitioners leaving the field.

A song about UnemployedIter..

There was once was dunce called unempl??ed??ter

He was trying to get higher but was always a unemployedIter .

He wrote some code and it got stuck in a loop.

Just like his life style.

for(true){

System.out.println("Get Dole.");

}

Basically a large number of IT Recruitment companies are dying.

We should all shed a tear...

Kevin Rudd on run chased by angry Iguana's of false declarion. Police investigation and staffer find resignations. Honeymoon over for smily man now replace in crisis. Labour's Aussie economys risk dying mates. Leopard warn long ago. Java beans healthy in compare. Last much longer than Labour governments.

Iguana Sinks Teeth

Labour clownerys now expose!

Well, I think the reason for Labour low poll rating, is plans for privatisation NSW electrical utilities.

The results will be as usual. The cost will be cut. The important maintenance workers will be fired ,

The prices will continuously rise, as in private health insurance.

The quality and reliability will fall.

The Labour reach mates will prosper and enjoy.