Shaping my career.. Comments on Java for webapps..

Question

Hello All.. This time in life.. I have the option and time to move my career into a different technology and into corporate organizations. I was doing LAMP based web programming but with no seriousness. Now I want to revamp my tech skills by learning proper enterprise technologies. J2EE was always in my mind but now I think Java is an overkill for webapps. Please let me know your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks in Advance!

Answer 1

There clearly are significant uses of Java in building web apps, WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, Spring etc. have serious traction in major corporations worldwide.

There is a whole spectrum of "Web Application" from simple on line shops to "Run the business" applications (I know of major high street businesses whose customer-facing staff are using Web Applciations whose back-end services integrate all the way back to the mainframes.) So Web Apps are no necesserily simple and I don't see Java as overkill for those complex apps. The scalability of JEE servers is exploited for such enterprise-level apps.

Now, whether Java is really overkill for less complex apps is a whole different debate, but I don't think it materially affects your decision. Bottom line: Java skills clearly have place in the market, so if that's your concern I don't think you're harming yourself by aquiring them.