> > I am very glad that we have remarkable experts such as yourself on the front > line making sure that the engine we are using is not just continuously well > oiled but keeps performing better and better every year, but I don't think > most drivers need to know how an engine runs in order to drive their car.
yes indeed… we are being abstracted further and further away from the hardware and that generally has been a good thing. That said, many of us are not simply drivers of a car, we want/need to know these things so we can get more out of the car. So, you will see more people bounce between high level abstractions, which I love and understanding the implications of using those abstractions where the rubber meets the pavement. Anyways, my comment comes from observation, what interesting people are talking about. Last year cloud dominated.. and that's not going away… but this year I hear more interest in hardware…. People just learning more about the tools of our trade… Happy New Year! -Kirk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
