Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Mon Jul 23 00:07:34 CDT 2007
Hi Arthur: So what is his name? Is he Paul Graham? If it is there is an interesting interview with the fellow at: http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds12-3/paulgraham.html Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:02 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] The Future of Programming, and a Provocative Book About It I'm reading a book by a guy who knows Java extremely well (he wrote about a dozen books on the topic) and in his opinion, Java's moment in the sun has passed. He proposes a couple of alternatives as the future: these do not include .NET but do include Ruby on Rails (RoR hereinafter). The book is called "Beyond Java" and it's by Bruce A. Tate and its ISBN is 0-596-10094-9. Whether or not you agree with his opinions, this man can write! I'm not all the way through the book yet, but it would appear that RoR is his candidate for Next Language (Paradigm) to Learn. He thinks that both Java and .NET are dead in their tracks, and cites numerous reasons why he thinks so. Even should you choose to disagree with his theses (which are explained in detail), this is the finest book on programming that I've read in years. A. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com