MRJ 2.2.4

Apple has not yet updated the download page, yet. You can get the new version directly from here or through the Software Update control panel.

I Love Java II

Simson Garfinkel has issued a response to his original I hate Java article.

I'd like to remind Simson that when C++ first started to become popular, most Pascal and C programmers complained about the language drawbacks, including how it often generated slower and bloated binaries.

Most of us don't like change, especially when change doesn't always mean better, but it happens whether we like it or not.

Java Editor

I've been using a combination of BBEdit, TextPad and VIM for a few years now. My heroic trio does not really excel with Java code, but I've yet to find a more suitable replacement.

I just recently stumbled on a sexy^* Java-based editor, jEdit. It is too early to tell how it'll ultimately fair in the long run, but I have to admit such features as code completion, BeanShell and JavaDoc API lookup are quite appealing.

Linux Ramen Worm

I was glad to find out I already had patched RPC.statd and wu-FTPd.

Dubya Countdown

Think Different: Worse by the Headline

Apple loses $195 million in fiscal first-quarter.
Apple loses 73 cents per share.
Apple loss: $247 million.

^*Circa Geert Clemmensen.

1.	Cool	4.	C00l	7.	Kool	10.	Kewl
2.	Linux	5.	Kool	8.	C00L	11.	Cool
3.	KOOL	6.	Kewl	9.	COOL

Hell Freezes Over

I turn on the tube and what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"
They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else
Spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat

Get over it …

Sun Day

Yesterday was a good day at Sun's TechDays developer conference. Some of the sessions were a little too R-rated for my taste, but still quite informative.

James Gosling

The keynote was non-other than the father of Java himself. He answered questions jolted down by the audience. I wrote some of the good ones down:

Q. When will asserts be available?
A. Asserts will be implemented in JDK 1.4.

Q. What do you think of C#?
A. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Q. What are the top three JSRs to watch?
A. I could not say, but my favorite is Typed Polymorphism (aka. Templates.)

Q. Which IDE do you use?
A. NetBeans and Emacs.

Q. What would you consider to be Java's most compelling feature?
A. Its strong memory integrity model. You just can't smash objects around.

Q. When was the last time you had sex?
A. This is the one and only question I have ever refused to answer, so let me respond in the form of a joke… A retired colonel is asked:

"When was the last time you had sex?"
"1947"
"That's quite a long time, isn't it?"
"What do you mean? It's only 2030"

2Day

Today is bound to be X-rated. Most of the sessions are code camps.

Tech Day

I'm going to be attending Sun's TechDays today and tomorrow in Seattle.

There's really nothing quite as exhilarating as the prospect of spending the day in rooms packed with geeks like me.