This is Java EE all over again.

When I graduated in 2012 it was pushed everywhere, including my uni so my undergrad thesis was done in Java.

Everyone was learning it, certifying, building things on top of other things.

EJB, JPA, JTA, JNDI, JMS and JCA.

And them more things to make it even more powerful with Servlets, JSP, JSTL, JSF.

Many companies invested and built various application servers, used by enterprises by this day.

Every engineer I've met said Java is server side future, don't bother with other tech. You'll just draw data schema, persistence mapping, business logic and ship it.

I switched to C++ after Bjarne's talk I attended in 2013. I'm glad I did although I never worked as a software engineer. Following passion and going deep into technology was a bliss for me, the difference between my undergrad Java, Master C++ and Rust PhD is like a kids toy and a real turboprop engine.

Don't follow the hype - it will go away and you'll be left with what you've invested into.