Java has Achieved Cockroach Status

I just read through this article on Ted Neward's blog where he attempts to answer this question. He makes a good point about how prolific the JVM really is today.

Here's a thought: Let's leave Java where it is, and just start creating new JVM languages that cater to specific needs. You can call them Java, too, if you like. Or something else, like Scala or Clojure or Groovy or JRuby or CJ or whatever suits your fancy. Since everybody compiles down to JVM bytecode, it's all really academic--they're all Java, in some fundamental way. Which means that Java can thus rest easy, knowing that it fought the good fight, and that others equally capable are carrying on the tradition of JVM programming.

Beyond that, I'll add that it's also found everywhere: computers, phones, and all sorts of other devices.

Don Box from Microsoft responded to the article on his blog saying:

Java has achieved cockroach status and its inventors should be proud.

Mission accomplished.

All I can say is that I'm glad I'm on the cockroach team.