Ah, clickbait. Where would the internet be without it? The answer will shock you! But seriously, I didn't mean to insult your favorite language� much. After all, your language of choice is probably getting better at a glacial pace. Right? If your language isn't dead, then it's gradually getting better as they release updates to it. How slowly, though? Well... If the language you're using happens to be Java, then you've no doubt realized that by the time Java becomes a really good language, you'll be dead. Loooong dead. I know we don't like to contemplate our own mortality, but when you plot the trajectory of Java from its birth 20+ years ago to its full knee and hip replacement with Java 8, you can't help but wonder, "Am I going to be stuck with this for literally the rest of my life? What if this is as good as it gets?" Anyhoo, I ran across the old language question again because I finally tried my hand at Android development. I have
