(March 22, 2012 at 10:13 am)Tiberius Wrote: The benefits you get with Java are that it is very easy to learn, and the same code can be compiled to work on multiple different platforms. It's also very popular in the industry.
Download the NetBeans IDE and have a play around: http://netbeans.org
All true.
I'm in the 'learn multiple languages' camp. Where I live and work, Java programmers are a dime a dozen. There's tons of legacy code out there that still needs to be worked on, and that gives the multi-lingual an advantage.
Unfortunately, having either a degree or years of experience is almost a requirement.