Java is dead…or so they said
Three years after its first release, a strong declaration about Java shook the tech space. It was August 1998 when Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, stated, “Java is dead” during an interview with SunWorld. This prediction proved spectacularly wrong, but not for obvious reasons.
Not expecting the upcoming market shift, Torvalds buried Java based on its ability to thrive through the so-called “desktop wars.” However, a paradigm shift occurred, paving the way to Java’s success: From desktop to server-client model and, later, to the cloud computing model we know today.
In the years that followed, many have predicted Java’s death. Yet, just like Torvalds, all missed the mark, as reflected on the words of Barry Burd, Java Champion, professor of computer science at Drew University, author of multiple books including “Java For Dummies” and co-lead of Garden State JUG and New York JavaSIG, said: “I’ve seen Java outlive predictions, outlive trends and outlast every obituary written about it.”
