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Groovy: The Red Pill
Here at JavaOne there is a huge buzz about scripting languages. I just got out of the session called “Groovy, the Red Pill” by Scott Davis. Scott has been one of the most entertaining speakers here so far. The best part of this session was not that he was funny, but he […]
Lies or Statistics?
I have been hearing some buzz in different news sites about how slow Java is. There have also been a few people that I have run into in the past month that have been asking about it. Where is this coming from? I thought we put the “Java is so stinkin’ slow” […]
Elephants with wings: Should Java get closures?
In an interview with the Java Posse guys, Martin Odersky had a great answer to the question, “Should Java get closures?” Paraphrased, his answer was that it is like giving an elephant wings, it sounds like a great idea but what is the purpose. After I finished laughing and got back on the […]