I ask the question, because there’s been a lot of debate recently. The whole debate over when you stop adding to a language and allow those around it to mature instead!
Doug Lea – http://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/
As poor software engineering goals, some criticisms are valid (but it needs to be looked at in comparison to it’s modern peers), [...]
A session by Steve Jones and Duane Nickul
Exploring the OASIS reference model, so that we can have a reference point for understanding and articulating SOA.
It’s very tough when you ask questions like:
- how does SOA differ from other types of architecture?
- If SOA is x, what is the antipattern?
- How does Java relate to SOA?
We [...]
My DRAFT notes for the session (TS-6339) given by Cameron Purdy from the Oracle Coherence team at JavaOne.
Current trends to reflect the move to lighter technologies. However, the patterns for scaling don’t change, and this was a session aimed at giving guidance to achieve that…without shooting yourself in the foot.
10. Understanding the Problem
Initial expectations are [...]
This week leading academics slammed Java as a first programming language in computer science courses, saying it undermines good software engineering practices and teaches poor programming.
I agree on one specific front, in that there is a lot of complexity for the novice – but then it’s a general purpose language that does a lot [...]