Comment by capableweb

> > Java is the most recent popular general-purpose language

> This post was written in 2022. Does the author not know about Python? Javascript? Rust? C#? and a bunch of others?

Maybe it's phrased weirdly, but Java is hugely popular and widely deployed, it's hard to argue against that.

As one data point, here is comparing Java, Python, JavaScript, C# and Rust on Google Trends:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?cat=31&date=all&q=J...

Unsurprisingly, Java is still the most searched term in the "Programming" category. JavaScript is catching up, but still have some way to go. Rust barely registers.

Worth keeping in mind is that what's popular in startup circles (like I'm guessing a lot of HN users come from) isn't what's popular in the 90% other types of businesses.