Early Java Stories

Early Java Stories

Chuck McManis wrote a post about the very early days of Java. These are ones I haven’t heard and very interesting. Once something is successful or popular, all kinds of people come out of the woodwork to accept credit for...
Early Java Stories

Bold Predictions

I have 2 bold predictions for the near future. The first is that an Android powered Kindle will be making it debut. The second is James Gosling will be making Java v2.0 at Google. When Barnes and Noble created their version of the Android Marketplace, they did so...
Early Java Stories

Qt for Android

There is a video up on the Qt blog showing how to setup, develop and debug Qt application on Android. Qt for Android is in Alpha, but it looks like a great start....
Early Java Stories

Watson on Jeopardy

IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy is an incredible accomplishment. The various domains of the problem are very interesting. It isn’t just a (un)natural language processor, a search engine, or a trivia machine. It is several very complex domains running to together...
Early Java Stories

Verizon+iPhone=Android Killer?

Many pundits have said the only reason people were buying Androids was because of AT&T’s terrible network. Is the Verizon iPhone going to kill all Android sales? Are Android buyers really pining for a iPhone but don’t want to deal with AT&T? That...