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Monthly Archives November 2009

Where is Java going?

Today, Java is one of the most popular programming languages. Introduced in 1995, it rests on a tripod of the language itself, its libraries, and the JVM. In the TIOBE programming language league charts, it has been at the top for as long as the measurements have been made (since 2002), overtaken by C only […]

Posted 22 November 2009 † johan § Software development ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Abundance and the culture of thrift

For a long time, the level of comfort allowed us by technology has risen persistently. This trend shows no signs of slowing down. One of two things would have to happen: either we reach some point where a fundamental barrier prevents us from extracting or converting certain natural resources beyond a certain rate, and this […]

Posted 12 November 2009 † johan § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Presentations: one lump of sugar, or two?

Recently I watched a friend give a presentation on a research topic he’s been working on for years. I found the presentation to be fascinating, and the clearest explanation of his work that I have seen to date. But I felt compelled to criticise him on one point. In order to lighten up the speech […]

Posted 09 November 2009 † johan § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,