To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free, visit and get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription. Java just turned 30. For a language everyone loves to roast as “verbose” and “corporate,” it somehow powers banks, Netflix, and an entire generation of Minecraft coders. In this video, I walk through why Java survived when so many “better” platforms didn’t - from the JVM’s “write once, run anywhere” promise to enterprise reliability, Spring’s rise, modern performance (JIT/GraalVM), and the broader JVM ecosystem. Happy 30th, Java. You’re boring… and that’s exactly why you win. 0:00 Java turns 30, still everywhere 0:55 The Hate 1:45 The Graveyard 3:26 Write once, run anywhere 5:12 The Evolution 6:40 Java isn’t perfect 7:26 Happy 30th, Java If you're a developer, sign up to my free newsletter Dev Notes 👉 If you're a student, checkout my Notion template Studious: Don't know why you'd want to follow me on other socials. I don't even post. But here you go. 🐱‍🚀 GitHub: 🐦 Twitter: 💼 LinkedIn: 📸 Instagram: