Java would be extended to foreign programming models such as machine learning models, GPUs, SQL, and differential programming, through an OpenJDK proposal called Project Babylon.

Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto JavaScript, Python, Java, TypeScript and C# are the most widely used programming languages in GitHub projects, according to GitHub's 2022 Octoverse report.

Obviously, with the course only being a few weeks old, it’s too early to tell. But one thing is clear. Although Java thrives in the real world, it’s dying as an introductory programming language.