A new TIOBE Software study has found that Java is the most popular programming language among developers
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This popularity measurement uses a simple metric: the number of relevant search engine queries.
I would guess the reason is that you always need to look up Java stuff in reference manuals or tutorials which is easier to do using a search engine. Programming in Java without online access to the internet is a pain. When I do Java work the web browser is one of the most used tools ...
When doing Smalltalk work I just use the Smalltalk IDE's code browser since everything is there and fully accessible/changable. I can care about solving a problem instead of constantly looking up Java API and framework descriptions, bug reports, ...
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Hear hear! You've captured one of Java's biggest annoyances, in a nutshell :-/
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