System Mobile, Inc

Java.net is running a survey asking when you think you’ll write your last line of Java code. The bulk of the answers are between 5 and 20 years from now. My answer was between 2-5 years, because I can’t see Java’s glacial pace of change keeping up with more interesting languages, like Ruby or Python. While I’m certainly just one person staring into the void, I think Java’s lifespan depends on the framework builders. Once they move on, Java should fade, albeit slowly.

Also, System Mobile is slowly moving from services to products, where the implementation language doesn’t matter as much. (It might matter if we get purchased, however. :)) When do you think you’ll sling your last line of Java? Do you think it’ll be to foresake code altogether to move into management or a new career?

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The Wicket team has announced the availability of 1.1 RC1 for testing. The final should be out in a few weeks.

I’ve been using the 1.1 betas for a new product and it’s been great to work with once the learning curve was conquered. I’m sold on Wicket.

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Is it just me, or have some open source developers become insanely arrogant lately? I’m not going to point fingers at specific people because I’m sure everyone has their favorite whipping boy. I just don’t get it. Are the egos out of control because the stakes are impossibly low?

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