Oracle probably doesn't have a great product story for Java and the JVM to sell to investors so losing direct interest isn't surprising, but given its close integration with many of their ecosystems as long as they continue to put a dozen awesome engineers into advancing the JVM and Java ecoysystem we all still win. Other large players like Azul and IBM also continue to push the JVM forward. Referring specifically to the language can Java evolve much further after 9? Other languages targeting the JVM such as Clojure, Scala, JRuby continue to gain traction so its all good.
Oracle can burn in hell. Least anyone forget, they are pursing a line of attack against Android that, if successful, would seriously harm programming and reverse engineering.
I encourage everyone to avoid Oracle where possible.
I wish they would have mentioned what languages the company is using instead of Java. I would think they would at least have an interest in maintaining it, especially since I'm guessing a company that size couldn't have moved everything they support away from Java yet.
> I wish they would have mentioned what languages the company is using instead of Java.
This isn't about them being uninterested in using Java, its about them being uninterested in sharing Java with their competitors or being responsive to other users' needs in the community when it comes to developing Java.
Oracle's use of Java internally -- and developing Java in ways that serve Oracle's own uses -- doesn't seem to be at issue.
OTOH, its based on a single note from an anonymous "former high-ranking Java official", so I'm not sure how much credence I'd give it. It fits with a lot of what people think -- for some good reasons -- about Oracle's attitude toward open source generally, but any "former high-ranking Java official" with a personal axe to grind with Oracle would recognize that opportunity.
At least in my limited world view Oracle deserves praise when it comes to how they handled the open source stuff. I'm sure there is room for criticism, but they could have been complete assholes and they weren't.
I am glad they didn't shut down access to java and mysql. But after your and pgaddict's comments I did a little browsing and see what you mean. They haven't exactly been stellar.