February 2010
3 posts
Java explained in 5 stages
Stage one, mid-’90s: Java was HYPE! HYPE! HYPE! It will cure cancer and impotence and replace the Internet and bring peace to the middle East! “Java” becomes the first word every newborn baby speaks.
Stage two, late-’90s: Java is in fact a drop-in proprietary replacement for C/C++, with extra padding and Styrofoam packing to make sure you don’t hurt yourself. It is...
Clifford Stoll: Why Web Won't Be Nirvana -... →
This was written in 1995, before the Internet boom. The funny bit is that every single part the author said the Internet will fail in has actually succeeded. I guess this is why I’ve decided not to put up any articles or opinions dissing what will and won’t be possible in the future. Although I may get eternal fame, it’s not the type that I would like….