That's right, nine years ago today Java and Duke were born.
It makes me giggle to think of James and comany going into labor and pushing.
But alas Duke didn't come out of the chute like my three kids did.
Nope...
Just as Athena sprang from the head of Zeus...
Let's just say today we celebrate the birth of a love child -- a love brain child.
What's the normal development for nine-year-olds anyway? Let's take a "look-see" and see if we're devleoping on track.
- favors active, highly-charged games and sports
i should say so evidenced by the game developers conference that happened last month... heck, there's a guy here at Sun, Chris Melissinos -- he's the Chief Gaming Officer. Look, the truth is that Duke can get extreme...
photo reprinted without permission from java.net
- becomes more interested in clothing and appearance
let's just say i've seen duke accessorizing with some pretty crazy stuff lately
- laughs at bathroom humor
no further explanation required.
- becomes self-absorbed and introspective
between me and you, that's nothing new.
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is involved in informal clubs and small groups of the same sex
hey, is Duke hanging with boys or girls?
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begins to just sit and talk with friends
bean bags at javaone... those guys had this figured out a long time ago.
so we're spick and span and right on time. happy birthday! nine years. hard to believe.
(just make sure your resume doesn't say you've got 10 years java development experience, ok. you can thank me later)
mary