Java + Me? Really?
When I first heard that Neil Young was doing a walk on during the JavaOne keynote I must admit I was skeptical. Though I was told he was releasing 40 or so years of archival material on Blu-ray I wasn't sure he was relevant in the greater context of the Java + You theme of the conference let alone relevant to a hall full of developers! I mean besides the fact that all Blu-ray devices use Java technology inside I wasn't convinced of its relevance to Neil Young.
Well I have to say Mr. Young showed me! I was impressed at how well he demonstrated how Java was important for this legendary singer, song writer and performer. I mean if Java made a difference to him what kind of impact can it have on the rest of us?
Besides the fact that I'm a Sun employee and my job depends on the success of Java (hi Boss!) I am just beginning to understand how ubiquitous Java is (millions of desktops, billions of phones, not to mention JavaCard) and it's about to get a whole lot more so. We heard a lot of talk about "the screens of your life" at JavaOne and that is certainly a part of it. Java - given its ubiquity today - will help ensure that all the devices and content in our lives will be integrated and relevant to what we are doing when we are consuming it.
Beyond the consumer market Java is well-established in the enterprise market and continues to conquernew ground.
For the millions of Java developers this means career longevity. Of course developers need to constantly be learning and expanding their skill set but with the core Java skills they can take their work to new areas.
It's been a week and I'm still basking in the afterglow of JavaOne. I suspect that by the start of summer- post Memorial Day - we'll be hitting the grown with lots of news and updates and opportunities to learn more about our Java growth story and what it means to the rest of us.
Well I have to say Mr. Young showed me! I was impressed at how well he demonstrated how Java was important for this legendary singer, song writer and performer. I mean if Java made a difference to him what kind of impact can it have on the rest of us?
Besides the fact that I'm a Sun employee and my job depends on the success of Java (hi Boss!) I am just beginning to understand how ubiquitous Java is (millions of desktops, billions of phones, not to mention JavaCard) and it's about to get a whole lot more so. We heard a lot of talk about "the screens of your life" at JavaOne and that is certainly a part of it. Java - given its ubiquity today - will help ensure that all the devices and content in our lives will be integrated and relevant to what we are doing when we are consuming it.
Beyond the consumer market Java is well-established in the enterprise market and continues to conquernew ground.
It's been a week and I'm still basking in the afterglow of JavaOne. I suspect that by the start of summer- post Memorial Day - we'll be hitting the grown with lots of news and updates and opportunities to learn more about our Java growth story and what it means to the rest of us.
