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What's Your Next JVM Language? Is the Java language limiting your programmers' productivity and you're looking for an alternative? Which of the many JVM languages out there will you pick?

Why Are You Not Using Functional Languages? Functional programming promises many benefits - but its adoption in the industry and the enterprise has been slow. What are the big obstacles to the adoption of functional programming?

Top 20 Web Frameworks for the JVM Since the early days of Java, there have been many frameworks and libraries that have tried to improve web developers productivity and this trend has continued with JVM languages like Groovy, Scala, JRuby, Clojure, etc. Using the new community research tool, we at InfoQ want to get YOUR opinions on the relative importance and maturity of a variety of web frameworks that are targeted for the JVM.

JavaScript MVC Frameworks vs. Compile to JavaScript Languages InfoQ is examining the adoption of JavaScript MVC frameworks, compared to languages that transcompile to JavaScript, for front-end development. Please vote and share your opinions.

What Are Your Priorities for Java and the JVM? This community-driven research, looks at InfoQ readers' priorities for Java 9 and beyond, both language and platform.