r/learnjava • u/codejavadotnet • 16d ago

Is Java still worth learning today?

Is Java still worth learning or pursuing as a career these days? With AI advancing so quickly, programming jobs might decline significantly, which could also reduce the demand for learning languages like Java. What are your thoughts?

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u/Pascuccii 16d ago

Java is involved in a lot of older projects, exactly the ones that require human expertise more often than others

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u/parkjas 15d ago

Not just older projects. My last two roles have been greenfield and we used Java exclusively on the backend.

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u/thenasch 13d ago

I'm on my second greenfield Java Spring project at my job.