On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:16:17 +0200, Cédric Beust ♔
wrote:
I think the excitement is still there but it's morphed.
...
I like a lot of alternative JVM languages, but when you look at the
broader
picture, none of these languages score as high as Java in all these
areas.
+1 (including
Certainly the excitement in Java this year had to be about JVM performance and
JavaFX. JavaFX finally feels real.
Kirk
On Oct 23, 2011, at 9:17 PM, Sean Comerford wrote:
> I agree with both sides.
>
> Tech geeks always want to be on the cutting edge / "cool" tech. 10 years ago,
> that WAS jav
I agree with both sides.
Tech geeks always want to be on the cutting edge / "cool" tech. 10 years
ago, that WAS java... now it's "just" a wildly successful but mature and
more slowly evolving technology.
That being said, JavaOne was WAY better this year with more excitement and I
left feeling Jav
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Chris Koerner wrote:
> I remember the days when Java was viewed with incredible excitement and
> everyone couldn't wait to get a chance to work on a project using Java.
I think the excitement is still there but it's morphed.
In the early years, I was excited b
Same for me...
Sven
Am 23.10.2011 19:37 schrieb "Kirk" :
> maybe it's just me but I felt more excitement as this years event than in
> the previous few.
>
> Regards,
> Kirk
>
> On Oct 23, 2011, at 7:31 PM, Chris Koerner wrote:
>
> I thought it was just me when I didn't even want to bother listeni
maybe it's just me but I felt more excitement as this years event than in the
previous few.
Regards,
Kirk
On Oct 23, 2011, at 7:31 PM, Chris Koerner wrote:
> I thought it was just me when I didn't even want to bother listening to the
> live stream of the event. In many ways Oracle Java is abou
I thought it was just me when I didn't even want to bother listening to the
live stream of the event. In many ways Oracle Java is about as interesting
as Microsoft .Net. But it seems along with the event that
the enthusiasm over Java has dropped. I remember the days when Java was
viewed with i
