Why isn't Java cool? Or, programmers are people too

Why isn't Java cool? Or, programmers are people too | JavaWorld's Daily Brew: "You know what you never hear anyone in the construction trade say? 'Hammers are so hot right now,' or 'screwdrivers are the new black,' or 'I love this wrench! It's so cool!' Yet so much of the computing industry is focused on which particular languages, platforms, and technologies are cool or hip. And, fifteen years after it emerged from Sun's labs to wow the industry, Java is definitely in decline, at least by that metric."