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Maybe Google Chrome OS will finally be the successful reincarnation of JavaOS? The similarities are just too obvious.
If you just knew that Java would perform amazingly better on a Sparc with Solaris, would that convince you to include Sparc and Solaris in your technology stack?
Maybe Blu-Ray technology is utterly irrelevant, and maybe Java's role there is irrelevant too.
I see Sun developing more interest in database technologies, from small systems like HSQLDB and Java DB to the larger MySQL. It's a pattern, and I wonder what it means. Can we expect Sun to actively support and even purchase more db technologies? What might those be?
As Java developers, we can't make a perfect comparison. Vista is more like a consumer product, and the Java Development Kit (JDK) is a developer product. But, still, we have easier, much more obvious choices when we upgrade.
Last month the article Getting Sun Certified on the Java Platform appeared on the Java developer site. That article made me start thinking...when's the last time you saw a job ad that asked for a specific certification?
When I peruse job ads (it's sort of a hobby of mine), I notice the frequent request for a particular university degree (a BS in CS or maybe a MS in CS). However, I don't think I...
