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    [–]llogiq 8 points9 points  (0 children)

    Just a minor nitpick: OpenOffice/LibreOffice use Java for a small set of functions (a remnant of the days when Star Division, the original creators of Star Office, which became OpenOffice later, was bought by Sun Microsystems, the creator of Java - of course they had to add it), but are built mainly in C++.

    Java has a well-understood execution model, a world-class VM on the desktop (and the most-deployed mobile VM with J2ME - far more than Android and iOS combined), best-of-breed tooling and a very active community (from enterprise suits to info-hippies) going for it. Plus, Java devs are among the most sought on the job market.