On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Maksim Lin wrote:
> As for a "java killer", I don't see one coming along, but then again I'm
> sure most people didn't see Java coming. But really I don't see how our
> lack of support for Sun will bring this about anymore then our support
> will prevent it. As I said before I use java because I LIKE IT.
> Something pretty spectacular would have to come along to make me "jump
> ship".
that's the good news, for sure. if there does appear to be a "Java killer" in
the next few years, it will have to be significantly _better_ than Java in all
kinds of ways. it will take a fair while before something like that hatches,
and when it does.. fine. for now i consider us to be very lucky that Sun
happened upon Java because it has triggered a number of positive shifts in the
industry. for one thing, i'm having more fun than i ever was. Java has
defined a big milestone, and given its momentum i doubt that anything similar
will have much of a chance. it will have to be another milestone, a kind of
paradigm shift. until then, let's code!
--
Gerald de Jong, Beautiful Code B.V.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Tel. +31655893940
http://www.beautifulcode.nl
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