The fact that Java is no longer the "It" language has been apparent for quite some time, and now even the tech media (InfoWorld) have figured it out:

Java, the oldest new programming language around, is falling out of favor with developers. When it comes to developing the increasingly common rich Internet applications, Java is losing ground to Ruby on Rails, PHP, AJAX and other cool new languages. And there are even reports that Microsoft’s .Net, of all things, is pushing Java out of the enterprise. Makes you wonder whether Sun was smart to change its stock-ticker code to JAVA last summer.

That move was curious for many reasons. In any event, now that the pointy haired crowd can see printed evidence of the passing of the torch, maybe we can go back to an open minded approach in the big IT shops.

You can see the same article in German here.

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