JAVA is DEAD!!!

[Tualha Khan]

Dear All,
A very SAD Hey!!
I was literaly in tears today when a recruitement agency in new delhi, told me that java is gone now, it's dead. He says i should switch to some other technology if i need to be in the market. he says the in things are microsoft's VB.Net and XML.
I am very very upset!!

can somebody please tell me what should I do?
Bye,
Tualha Khan

[bill bozeman]

IGNORE THEM!!! They sound like they are backed by Microsoft
Applets are not as popular anymore, but server side Java is becoming even more common place. There are a lot more sites where I notice Servlets and JSP being used than before. Don't worry, Java is not a language that is going to go away.
Bill

[Tom Pridham]

Not true, here's some proof:
Go to http://www.netcraft.com and click on the Web Server Survey link in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Look at Weblogic, iPlanet, Apache and where they are on the list. Weblogic is gaining market share each month. Guess what Weblogic is? It's a J2EE application server. Guess what iPlanet is? It's a J2EE application server.
Java is not dead.

[Cindy Glass]

I do have to say that alot of companies are getting pickier about what comes packaged WITH their java programmer. They are looking for folks with java AND c++, or java AND mainframe, or java AND Oracle, or (and I hate to say this) java AND Microsoft Office expertise etc. Java is so prevailant that it is used in combination with a zillion other things and those things need to be managed and maintained also.
So if you JUST know java you are going to be hard put to compete with those that have a broader IT background.

[bill bozeman]

Cindy, on that one I agree with you. I am a web developer so I need to know HTML, DHTML, Javascript, XML, SQL and database design as well as Java. Couldn't do as much with Servlets if I didn't have the rest.
Bill

[Tom Pridham]

Bill / Cindy,
I agree. I have been a java programmer for 4 years. The reason I am successful at it is because I also know:
--Oracle
--MS SQL Server
--Interbase
--Access
--HTML
--Active Server Pages (yuck!!)
--VBscript (double yuck!!!)
--Javascript
--Tomcat / Apache
--Bluestone
--Orion
--Database Design
--System Design
--Software Quality Assurance
--Configuration Management / Production Support
Just Java knowledge is not enough, especially when the US slides into a recession. If you have only one skill, you may the first out the door.

[Johannes de Jong]

Originally posted by Cindy Glass:
or java AND mainframe

Thanks you, and the book I won, made my day

[Kevin Yip]

.NET will die before it become popular.
Don't you believe me? Probably not, right? Who am I have the authority to say this? I like joking...

[Sahir Shah]

Even if Java dies (a lot of it depends on how Sun will extend and improve the product in the coming months) your java certification will still carry weight as proof of expertise in an object oriented language. It is a good idea to have something to go along with your java certification. XML certification is a definite advantage.
Check out this link
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ad/certify/adcdxmv1.html

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[Dave Kay]

Hey Tualha Khan,

Java is dead ??? C'mon ! Just go on Dice.com and type "Java" in the job search engine. Just for your information, there are more than 24000 jobs offers in Java. Talking about dead technology !
Just because there's a lack of jobs in Java in your part of the world, you don't have to be that alarmist !!!
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Regards,
Dave
[email protected]
"All your base are belong to us"

[Tom Hennigan]

Diversify across recruiters. Visit ComputerJobs.com (one of my favorites). Do you know of other good job-hunt sites?

[Tom Pridham]

For a ton of Java job listings:
http://www.kforce.com http://www.computerjobs.com http://www.monster.com http://www.hotjobs.com http://www.dice.com http://www.brainbuzz.com http://www.flipdog.com http://www.justjavajobs.com http://www.javajobs.com http://www.headhunter.net
Good Luck!!

[Val Dra]

Dave , if Dice gives lots of results it doesnt mean that , it's that many jobs are avialable. It means that the recruites just want to fill their databases with your resume so they can use it for later use. The actuall job market is slow now.

[Marcus Green]

Let's think this one through, the suggestion is that the recruiters want to collect resumes containing skills that are not in demand. Wouldn't it make more sense to collect resumes for skills that are in demand?

[Chiran Mathur]

No actually Val is right, market is def slow right now. Even in the advertised jobs many positions are on hold because of budget freeze etc.

[erich brant]

Server sided java for e-commerce is the most popular solution
for fortune 1000 corps!According to forester research and idg!
Overall the most popular languages
for server side scripting is php and perl with about 1 million
+ websites each that use those languages.
After I feel comfortable with java and jsp and servlets I am going to learn perl or php.

[Ravi Ada]

Certainly not according to the outcome of Gartner Group's research.
http://industry.java.sun.com/javanews/stories/story2/0,1072,35400,00.html

[Jaya Reddy]

Hi there,
I stay in Silicon Valley,CA.I see that market is little slow but it shall never die.Some people in India make wild assumtions and create panic which is not good.Dont worry,Java shall never die.
For that to happen there should be a sweeping technology to comein and there is nothing in near future.
bye
Jaya

[Tony Alicea]

This thread does not belong in this forum. I am moving it to the jobs discussion forum.