A lot of jobs in Java are not for Java Applets running on peoples machines, a lot of the Java work is for client side apps, and for server side apps (think app development like RoR).
Java applets are not necessary.
The reason why the US government said to uninstall Java is because it is the quickest and easiest way for the layman to remove the ability for Java applets to run. If Sun^H^H^HOracle provided a way to just install Java so it can be used for client side apps without turning on Java applets in the browser, then it is not any less unsafe than C++/C#/Obj-C apps running on the same system.
I am not sure I missed your point. I was simply pointing out that people looking for Java developers has nothing to do with the fact that Java's applet stuff is completely vulnerable.
Yes, other vulnerabilities exist, and they too had to be patched, I don't think dropping an entire language if a flaw is found is a good idea, we wouldn't be left with any, however Ruby on Rails is a framework built on top of Ruby, that is what contains the issues, not Ruby.
Java applets are not necessary.
The reason why the US government said to uninstall Java is because it is the quickest and easiest way for the layman to remove the ability for Java applets to run. If Sun^H^H^HOracle provided a way to just install Java so it can be used for client side apps without turning on Java applets in the browser, then it is not any less unsafe than C++/C#/Obj-C apps running on the same system.