Some related questions that you might find -
Is the end of Java near? Specifically, is the Java programming language about to fall into disuse?
Is Java dying?
Is Java dying at the hands of Oracle? What future is there for Java?
Yeah, these questions kind of put me in empathy and not sympathy for Java. Because yes, I feel the pain too. So, let me try clearing some of your doubts regarding Java and its future.
Short Answer - NO, It would not go down any time sooner.
Long answer -
Java evolves slowly, but it does continue to evolve
Java is like our Grandparents. They worked damn hard to give your parents and you a good and comforting life. Now, your parents grew and evolved due to the proper enrichment by your grandparents and are working their asses off to give you a bright future. In the coming future you would start working hard too. But the experience and knowledge of your grandparents is deep routed in every sector.
And you know, Who gives the best advises of Life? Right?
Similarly, Java has been helping the IT industry in all possible ways. Now, languages and technologies like Scala, Spring, Kotlin etc., are ruling the industry for now. In the coming future there will be new programming languages who would try replacing these as well. But you will always stick to the base that Java has created in every sector of the IT industry.
But, Java is the base of the IT stack shown below.
Try removing the base
And the whole stack will come crashing down.
There is a big hustle after the grand success of Programming Languages like Python, Scala, R, Kotlin etc. but you can not ignore or out number the Applications of Java so soon.
During the 1984 presidential debate, President Reagan was asked if, at age 73, he was too old to be President. His response was, "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.� This was funny because it was true � with age comes wisdom.
Also,
After 2014, Oracle has released a new version � Java 9 with astonishing new features like � REPL JShell, Modularity, Factory methods for Collections etc. in September 2017. Oracle has also planned to release new Java versions with new features in every six months. Its next release (Java 18.3) is expected in March 18.
Thus, Oracle has proved that Java is not going down anytime sooner.
As well as, looking at the market share of Android and other Java frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, Spring Boot etc. I do not think Java is going to fall into disuse.
