Java - 30 Years Old
Java - 30 years old Java, released in 1995, is still a leading programming language used in industries such as web- and cloud-based application development, game and app development (specifically for Android) and big data software. Despite its 30 years of existence, Java has successfully maintained its popularity despite a number of competitors such as Python, C++ and Kotlin. Its birthday will be celebrated from the 18th to the 20th of March. Despite this, there has been some controversy surrounding the software's pricing. Oracle price increase Oracle, who bought Java in January 2010, have decided to change how they price their Java product, Oracle JDK(Java Development Kit). Instead of companies paying for each user of Oracle JDK, they will now have to pay based on the number of employees they have, even if those employees do not use the service themselves. What effect will this have? This will mean a huge number of businesses will shift to the primary open-source JDK, OpenJDK, in ...