Java losing to newer programming languages?

Here’s an interesting article from infoworld.com saying that Java is losing ground to newer languages such as Ruby on Rails, PHP, AJAX, and Microsoft’s .NET in web and mobile applications development. Developers are complaining that Java hasn’t gotten easier and has become more complicated which slows them down. The article also mentioned a survey of 1,850 businesses and found .NET to be the choice over Java among businesses of all sizes and industries. Click here to read the full article…

Do you agree or disagree?