I am really sick of these articles. "Java is alive and well", "Brand new exciting things that tell you Java is still a leader" blah blah blah. To me Java is a great tool, the JVM an even better tool. No one said your favourite language is dying and if they did, they are naive. These articles only give me a small hint that you think java is dying and are trying to do your part to keep it alive.
I guess what boils down to is that I hate articles that give me the impression of desperation. Maybe this is my own problem in the long run so I don't know why I wrote this comment.