Foreword 2005 marks t he 10th birthday of Java technology. Starting out as just a programming language, Java technology has exploded into a ubiquitous technology platform that today touches the lives of people everywhere. The 10th birthday celebration book tells the story of how Java technology came to influence technologists, then businesses, then consumers, and now has become the predominate software on the planet. In the early 1990s, a small group of us from Sun Microsystems were given the opportunity to spend all of our time thinking of what "the next big thing in technology" would be. What we created was a hardware-independent software platform unlike any other. We thought it was pretty cool, and so did our developer friends. But at that time, I don't think that any of us really had any idea of what we had done, not to mention how it would change the world. I certainly know I didn't. Of course, it wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the Java developer community. Developers are the ones who made the technology a success over the years. Their ingenuity, creativity, and millions of hours of contributed help has made the platform what it is today.We're lucky to have millions of developers constantly driving it forward into the future. Every day I hear about new and cool uses for Java technology. I'm gratified, and still constantly amazed. James Gosling "Father of Java" A A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
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2005 marks t he 10th birthday of Java technology. Starting out as just a programming language, Java technology has exploded into a ubiquitous technology platform that today touches the lives of people everywhere. The 10th birthday celebration book tells the story of how Java technology came to influence technologists, then businesses, then consumers, and now has become the predominate software on the planet.
In the early 1990s, a small group of us from Sun Microsystems were given the opportunity to spend all of our time thinking of what "the next big thing in technology" would be. What we created was a hardware-independent software platform unlike any other. We thought it was pretty cool, and so did our developer friends. But at that time, I don't think that any of us really had any idea of what we had done, not to mention how it would change the world. I certainly know I didn't.
Of course, it wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the Java developer community. Developers are the ones who made the technology a success over the years. Their ingenuity, creativity, and millions of hours of contributed help has made the platform what it is today. We're lucky to have millions of developers constantly driving it forward into the future.
Every day I hear about new and cool uses for Java technology. I'm gratified, and still constantly amazed.
James Gosling "Father of Java"
© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
a superficial book, best suited for the coffeetable,
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This review is from: Hello World(s) -- From Code to Culture: A 10 Year Celebration of Java Technology (Hardcover)
Scary that a ten year anniversary of Java is already upon us. To celebrate, Sun put forth this book, which walks us through the short and tumultuous history. It describes how Java grew from ideas in the early 90s, which were inspired by Sun's longstanding slogan, "the network is the computer". And which predates the Web.
Indeed, the book shows at a nontechnical level how Java has largely delivered on this promise. More so than any other alternative. However, the book is rather sparse on technical details. Or even about the personalities like Joy and Gosling. It is a coffeetable book. Rendered somewhat bland because Sun itself put it out. Sure, the text has all sorts of free flowing and casual phrases. But there is very little of substantive details. Not just about the technical aspects. What we still need is a book that goes into far more detail about how we went from Oak to Java. It need not necessarily have to have a lot of programming level information. But it should also give insight into the key players. Along with commentary on how Java has actually and ironically delivered little in significant tangible revenue to Sun. Though, to be sure, it has helped give Sun immense mindshare in the programming crowd. That book would need to be written by someone independent of Sun.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
You know you're a geek when...,
By Thomas Duff "Duffbert" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Hello World(s) -- From Code to Culture: A 10 Year Celebration of Java Technology (Hardcover)
You know you're a geek when your coffee table books feature programming languages... Hello World(s)! - From Code to Culture: A 10 Year Celebration of Java Technology.
Contents: The World of Possibilities; The World of Choice; The World of Curiosity; The World of Community; The World of Adoption; The World of Inevitability; The World of Today; The World of Tomorrow I had a real hard time trying to figure out how to frame this book. From a visual perspective, it's very nice. Heavy page stock, colorful graphics, and unique page layout. On the other hand, after you've spent 30 minutes reading through the approximately 100 pages, you'll wonder what you should do with the book now. Then I noticed the "author"... Sun Microsystems. This is one of those coffee table books produced by the company who owns the subject matter, and it's the type of book you can give to clients and other tech geeks who are part of the Java movement. Given that framing, I understand its function and am inclined to cut it a bit more slack in terms of reviewer rating. There's nothing in here that you probably haven't already heard in other books on Java. Granted, this style of book allows for more color and background as to what was going on at the time, and what some of the players were thinking during crucial moments in Java's history. I enjoyed reading it, but I was a bit surprised that all the "historical" material that revolved around dates seemed to end at 1999 or so. I almost felt like this was a dot.com era book that finally made it off someone's pet project list after three or four years, but that wasn't updated with more current events. So, do you run out and buy this book? Depends... If someone *gives* you a copy, by all means take it and enjoy. Heck, stick it on your coffee table with pride (after you move the pizza boxes off). But if you're looking for in-depth analysis and historical perspective on Java, you'll likely end up walking away feeling less than satisfied...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Intro to Java in a bookshelf that is too technical...,
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This review is from: Hello World(s) -- From Code to Culture: A 10 Year Celebration of Java Technology (Hardcover)
I was looking for an intro to Java - what is it all about, why does it work everywhere but all of the books I scanned were very specialized programming books - seems odd that this is the only intro book but it is!
Beautiful book with great pictures and history - quick read but you will understand what why it is on everything from phones to mainframe computers. cheers, lee
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