Category Archives: Java

Forrester Research: Java Is A Dead-End For Enterprise App Development

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

It’s not really new to anybody in the IT industry: trends need to come and make big bucks and they also need to go and free the stage for new ones, so that even more bucks can be made. Analysts … Continue reading →

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Java on the Mac: no need to worry

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

A few days ago, Apple revealed their plan to give up providing Java Runtime versions for Mac OS X. There was quite some speculation if this means Apple plans to diss Java similarly to Flash. But obviuosly, they really just … Continue reading →

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How closed will the Mac universe be in, say, 5 years?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

I love using my Mac. I like my iPhone. The new Air is really an interesting piece of hardware. Part of the reason I like my Apple products is that they run quite stable and offer a pleasant overall experience … Continue reading →

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Is Apple hinting at Java’s exit from Mac OS X?

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Back in 2006 when I made the move to a Mac, Apple had put a lot of effort into making Java/Swing Applications feel like native on Mac OS. Adopting Java and integrating it well with MacOS was key to attract … Continue reading →

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The former Instantiations Java tools are back – for free!

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Google has finally announced what they will do with WindowBuilder, WindowTester and CodePro: We’re happy to announce today that we’re relaunching the following former Instantiations products under the Google name and making them available to all developers at no charge … Continue reading →

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Oracle may hurt Java much more than it wanted to…

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

The Blogosphere is heating up on the Lawsuit of Oracle vs. Google. It seems people start to worry a lot about what level of openness they can expect from Java, and what consquences it may have for their projects. I … Continue reading →

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Is Oracle sunsetting Java?

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

Not likely, at least not by intention. But the latest lawsuit against Google can mean much more than just one giant pressing lots of money out of another. It’s probably more than  Oracle wanting Google to pay them some hundreds … Continue reading →

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Is there a market for Java tools?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

Now that the smoke has settled on the news of Google’s acquisition of the Java GUI building expertise of Instantiations, it is probably time for wild speculation. If Google was only interested in Instantiations’ GWT Designer, they could have bought … Continue reading →

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Instantiations sells their Java Business to Google

Posted on August 5, 2010 by

Google and Instantiations today announced that Instantiations is being acquired by Google. So this is what the Instantiations website looks like this morning : In a first short interview with Mike Taylor, CEO of Instantiations, I found out the following: … Continue reading →

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The “feels like dynamic” trend

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

I found an interesting tweet by Gilad Bracha through pharoproject: Mainstream programming language syntax is like human sacrifice: evil, yet once entrenched, difficult to get rid of. But one answer to it is even nicer: Every new typed programming language … Continue reading →

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