The future of Java, part 1 "I would love to tinker with the Java language, but that’s not where I feel the pain now," said Java creator James Gosling during an early morning JavaOne session.

Java's popularity hinges on future developers, adaptability Java needs to focus on the youth, adapt to emerging tech and constantly evaluate its performance to remain popular among developers.

While new programming languages vie for the hearts and minds of cloud-native developers, the future of Java focuses on widespread adoption.