You should take that time, it is interesting and deserves its upvotes. Summary: Java is not dead.
He is saying that he can't build the case that Java is dead because the data says java stays popular, even though it has peaked in popularity. Data including usage on github, stack overflow, mailing list traffic and job demands.
What I found to be interesting is his part "easy wins" and how that was and is a challenge for the Java community, including a nice example about postgres on debian systems (which was not easy to install as it was not in the repositories).
I agree, though Java is far from going into decline (I think the salary average may be a large contributing factor), these kind of posts always feel like an indicator of things to come.
He is saying that he can't build the case that Java is dead because the data says java stays popular, even though it has peaked in popularity. Data including usage on github, stack overflow, mailing list traffic and job demands.
What I found to be interesting is his part "easy wins" and how that was and is a challenge for the Java community, including a nice example about postgres on debian systems (which was not easy to install as it was not in the repositories).