I go with more of how it makes me feel when I'm writing it. :) I definitely feel dead when I'm jumping through some of the hoops that Java requires. Especially now that I understand just how many there are.
Similarly, I used to feel dirty deploying asp pages. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 4:24 PM, clay <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 1, 2:20 pm, Jon Kiparsky <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thinking about this, I think I'm curious to know what exactly is meant when >> someone says a language is "dead". > > I'd suggest the vocabulary of growth (Scala), mature (still useful > like XML or C), or obsolete (not practically used like Pascal) > > On Jul 1, 2:30 pm, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: >> By definition, the presentations you see in these conferences are >> experimental topics. At best, they can give you a sense for potential >> momentum, or an idea of where academia and tinkerers are experimenting with. >> >> In my opinion, the best way to find out if a technology is healthy, niche or >> dying is a combination of TIOBE and job boards, such as Dice, Monster, >> LinkedIn, etc... > > This is exactly the opposite of what Casper said. I guess it depends > on your purpose, whether you are exploring an intellectual interest, > or doing something more practically focused on industry. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
