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[marzecTM]

Very few people are using java as a main language. Java is mainly used for plug-ins and such, right? Java can't make programs, it doesn't have a compiler (in most people's definition.) It has to run on it's own virtual machine, you can't make a .app or .exe file with it. C++ isn't that old, I think it was first used extensively to create the neXtSTEP programs.

check out the java project section on sourceforge alone. java is pretty popular not only among oss devs but also in the industry ( see ibm etc. ). you can create exe files, there's even native compilers for java. granted those suck ( gjc ). c++ is pretty old compared to other current languages. however i'd rather say a language is modern based on it's features rather than on it's age.