My opinion, as well as everyone else's, is fairly meaningless. Google for the "TIOBE Programming Index." Java's market share continues to be overwhelming, and after a few years of some declines (as with most of the top 10) largely due to PHP's influence, it's on the rise again. It made 2015's 'Language of the year.'
From their site:
The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses and third party vendors. Popular search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube and Baidu are used to calculate the ratings.
So... currently and for the foreseeable future, a VERY solid skillset in which to invest if you're looking to be (and stay) employed.
My opinion, as well as everyone else's, is fairly meaningless. Google for the "TIOBE Programming Index." Java's market share continues to be overwhelming, and after a few years of some declines (as with most of the top 10) largely due to PHP's influence, it's on the rise again. It made 2015's 'Language of the year.'
From their site: The TIOBE Programming Community index is an indicator of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses and third party vendors. Popular search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo!, Wikipedia, Amazon, YouTube and Baidu are used to calculate the ratings.
So... currently and for the foreseeable future, a VERY solid skillset in which to invest if you're looking to be (and stay) employed.