Java will remain relevant because of the large number of languages being built for the JVM: scala, erjang, clojure, groovy etc. Thus writing libraries in java has significant appeal.

JJ

I second this motion. I use Firefox at work (linux) and at home (on mac and windows) and on all three there are huge memory leaks and slowdowns after a day. It seems that this should be a much higher priority than anything else.

JJ