Beyond Java

by Tate, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780596100940
• ISBN10: 0596100949
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

While the Java developer community is still very strong (over 44% of software developers reportedly work in the language), other languages are now drawing a greater mind share and attracting research support and developer attention. New community driven language projects are using the same development model that made Java successful. There will be more languages in the future, and one of them will eventually surpass Java in prominence. Beyond Java predicts the likely winners in that future and explains how the next generation of programming languages will win out in a non-Java- dominated world. It's a fascinating read for programmers and non-programmers alike.

Author Biography

Bruce Tate is a kayaker, mountain biker, father, author, and Java programmer in Austin, Texas. His five books include Better, Faster, Lighter Java and the bestselling Bitter Java (Manning). His 17 years of experience include stints at IBM, two failed startups, and his own independent consulting practice called J2Life, LLC.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Owls and Ostriches	1	(12)
Ignorance as a Virtue	2	(2)
Boiling Frogs	4	(6)
New Horizons	10	(2)
The Premise	12	(1)
The Perfect Storm	13	(20)
Storm Warnings	13	(4)
The C++ Experience	17	(5)
Clouds Open	22	(3)
Fury Unleashed	25	(6)
Aftermath	31	(1)
Moving Ahead	32	(1)
Crown Jewels	33	(17)
Language and JVM Design	35	(4)
The Internet	39	(3)
Enterprise Integration	42	(2)
Community	44	(2)
Breaking the Myths	46	(4)
Glass Breaking	50	(23)
Java's New Job Description	51	(4)
Basic Java Limitations	55	(2)
Typing	57	(9)
Primitives	66	(2)
Parting Shots	68	(3)
Why Not Just Fix Java?	71	(2)
Rules of the Game	73	(22)
Java Raises the Bar	74	(4)
Enterprise Integration	78	(2)
Generating the Buzz	80	(5)
Language Features	85	(5)
A Few Potential Suitors	90	(5)
Ruby in the Rough	95	(23)
About Ruby	96	(7)
Applying Some Structure	103	(13)
Breaking It Down	116	(2)
Ruby on Rails	118	(21)
The Numbers Game	118	(6)
Rails by Example	124	(8)
Under the Hood	132	(3)
The Essence	135	(4)
Continuation Servers	139	(20)
The Problem	139	(3)
Continuations	142	(3)
Continuation Servers	145	(6)
Seaside	151	(2)
A Seaside Example	153	(4)
So What?	157	(2)
Contenders	159	(22)
The Primary Contenders	160	(11)
Minor Contenders	171	(6)
The Next Big Thing	177	(4)
Index	181