I have been wondering for years whether Java was going to be a success or not.
Well, Java has been a great success. I have always wondered how it would fare against a very aggressive community of dynamic scripting languages. For years I thought Python PHP Ruby PHP Perl would eventually render Java irrelevant. They are easy to use and flexible. Plus in the age of the web Java's cross platform advantage does not help much. However, the scripting world can seem eratic. Python 3 for instance has had a hard time with adoption and has broken most of its popular packages (i.e. Django Trac etc.). Also Perl6 has been acused of being vaporware being in development for over 10years adding FUD to the project. Lets face it, scripting technology is easier and very robust, but is it too eratic to compete in the long run? p.s. IMHO .NET is irrelevant. Many non-tech corporations use it, but in the tech world Miguel de Icaza is one of the only ones pioneering interesting projects. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
