Welcome to Java Soup!
Posted on July 3, 2008
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Why another blog? A couple reasons really.
Firstly, I think that a blog should target a specific audience and should not be diluted with stuff that does appeal to them. It just makes people think twice about reading your stuff the next time and wants that. We all know that time is already in very short supply so I’ve made it real simple with this blog. If you’re not interested in Java, then its time to move along, nothing to see here…
Secondly, I’d say that about 60% of my total code production has been on the Java Platform. Followed by 30% in C++ and the remaning 10% with other stuff. Although I am no longer part of the implementation team the cranks out production Java code, I’m very much involved in software creation and a large part of that is on the Java Platform.
Lastly, I’ve noticed this really telling trend amongst mature Java developers that are neither part of vendor company selling Java solutions nor contributing to an open source project. On the whole, there are exceptions of course, they don’t stay current. Can you, as a Java developer tell me what’s earmarked for Java 7? What is Hudson? Who is Guillaume Laforge? Who bought Cameron Purdy’s company? What are the new features in Clover2? Is 64bit Java stable on the Linux Platform? Do you know the answers to these questions? Do you care?
Well, as someone that was in the know but is now trying to get back in touch, hopefully this blog will pull a few other strays back into what is surely still a thriving Java Community. Subscribing to TheServerSide RSS feed is simply not enough people and hasn’t been for some time. So in the words of Tom Cruise’s Jerry Maguire:
“Help Me, Help You…”
to “…Show me the money!”
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