For decades people have been predicting the death of Java.
And yet it still powers banks, enterprise systems, Android apps, and critical infrastructure worldwide.
I took a chance to talk with Giga Kokaia⁠ to have a helicopter view of how software development evolved - from early desktop programs to web platforms and now the AI era. We discussed the pros and cons of Java, its past and future, and the role of Java as of today. We discussed what Java's evolution path means for developers, cybersecurity professionals, and the next generation entering tech.
The biggest shift today isn’t just new programming languages - it’s that AI can now write large amounts of code, which changes how software is built and what skills developers need in the future.