How Much Java in the Linux World?

jg21 writes "Java is 'incredibly heavily used' in the Linux community, according to Sun's James Gosling, one of Java's co-creators. Gosling was debating Stanford's Lawrence Lessig, Apache co-founder Brian Behlendorf, IBM's Rod Smith, and others at JavaOne this week about the possible merits of open-sourcing Java vs the market's demand for continuing compatibility. But Behlendorf seemed not to agree. So who was right, how many Slashdotters are also Java users? Is "incredibly heavily used" an overstatement by Gosling, who after all helped create the language and therefore might be biased?"

Comments

Of course we use Java

[PimpbotChris]

If we didnt, do you think we would be whinging every day about it not being open source?

Java on Linux

[hardburlyboogerman]

I,for once, admit to being a newbie on Java.I have played around with the various LInux distros and haven't messed with Java too much.(Only 24 hours in a day after all).
Break out the coffee pot & caffine tabs.It's gonna be a long night.

I Use it Daily

[cmacb]

I'm hooked on the stuff. If I don't have a cup first thing in the morning the whole day is shot.

I think Java should be free. Down with Starbucks!

I know what he means

[arvindn]

Start up a JVM process and you'll find that it makes incredibly heavy use of resources. That's what he means, incredibly heavily used ;-)

Re:Just about every programmer I know...

[aled]

Yeap, 30 years of use, you need to replace your programmers after 25 years, you know.

The Answer

[RAMMS EIN]

``how many Slashdotters are also Java users?''

42

slashdot poll

[sonamchauhan]

So who was right, how many Slashdotters are also Java users?

Slashdot editors, in future please accompany such articles with a Slashdot poll.

Re:C/C++, not java

[Dausha]

Actually, C/C++ is a language. Where C++ is an incremental improvement over C, C/C++ is a mere fraction of C. (If C were 3 then C++ would be 4, thus 3/4.)