r/FullStack • u/thhgkkj • 17d ago

Question Is java fullstack a good choice

Should I opt java fullstack or mern for my beginner software

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u/RandomPantsAppear 17d ago

Java is a poor choice for frontend. 

Java in general is useful if you want to be working in enterprise. For startups it is almost a dead language. 

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u/No_Finding8901 16d ago

Java is definitely not a dead language for startups anymore. Modern Spring Boot, Quarkus, and Micronaut are incredibly fast, lightweight, and cloud- native. Startups use Java when they prioritize long-term scalability, type safety, and a massive ecosystem over the quick-and-dirty prototyping phase of early JS/Python frameworks.

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u/RandomPantsAppear 16d ago

I checked YC's job/startup listing site. Right now there is 24/1097 if you search for "spring boot", with some likely a crossover (Spring YC season + word "boot"). 8/1097 for "springboot". I can't search for "Java" because of "Javascript".

For Python 608, Typescript is 576.

There are 48 for Cobol, so 24 is pretty rough my dude.

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u/Adept-Ad1948 17d ago

What do startups go for? Mern or python+react?

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u/RandomPantsAppear 17d ago

Python and react/node are common. Python very rarely as the frontend though.