Haters and hipsters beware: Java — that cross-platform curly-bracket relic — never lost its app-dev mojo, writes InfoWorld’s Peter Wayner. ‘The book sales are a distant memory. And Java’s middle-age utility is no longer sexy enough for the magazine cover spreads. Nearly 19 years since Java’s launch, the application development cognoscenti are wandering around the luring bazaar of Node.js, Objective-C, Dart, Go, and the like, wondering, “Java? Is that Web 1.0 era artifact still here?” … Before we forget Java’s many vital contributions to computing and its role today, here are 12 definitive reasons why Java is not only surviving but actively thriving in its post-buzz existence.’