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Beyond Java
- By
- Bruce A. Tate
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Released:
- September 2005
- Pages:
- 208
In Beyond Java, Bruce Tate, author of the Jolt Award-winning Better, Faster, Lighter Java, chronicles the rise of the most successful language of all time, and then lays out, in painstaking detail, the compromises the founders had to make to establish success. If you are agree with the book's premise--that Java's reign is coming to an end--then this book will help you start to build your skills accordingly. Beyond Java will teach you what a new language needs to succeed, so when things do change, you'll be more prepared. And even if you think Java is here to stay, you can use the best techniques from frameworks introduced in this book to improve what you're doing in Java today.
Bruce Tate, author of the Jolt Award-winning Better, Faster, Lighter Java has an intriguing notion about the future of Java, and it's causing some agitation among Java developers. Bruce believes Java is abandoning its base, and conditions are ripe for an alternative to emerge.
In Beyond Java, Bruce chronicles the rise of the most successful language of all time, and then lays out, in painstaking detail, the compromises the founders had to make to establish success. Then, he describes the characteristics of likely successors to Java. He builds to a rapid and heady climax, presenting alternative languages and frameworks with productivity and innovation unmatched in Java. He closes with an evaluation of the most popular and important programming languages, and their future role in a world beyond Java.
If you are agree with the book's premise--that Java's reign is coming to an end--then this book will help you start to build your skills accordingly. You can download some of the frameworks discussed and learn a few new languages. This book will teach you what a new language needs to succeed, so when things do change, you'll be more prepared. And even if you think Java is here to stay, you can use the best techniques from frameworks introduced in this book to improve what you're doing in Java today.
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Chapter 1 Owls and Ostriches
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Ignorance as a Virtue
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Boiling Frogs
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New Horizons
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The Premise
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Chapter 2 The Perfect Storm
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Storm Warnings
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The C++ Experience
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Clouds Open
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Fury Unleashed
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Aftermath
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Moving Ahead
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Chapter 3 Crown Jewels
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Language and JVM Design
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The Internet
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Enterprise Integration
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Community
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Breaking the Myths
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Chapter 4 Glass Breaking
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Java's New Job Description
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Basic Java Limitations
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Typing
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Primitives
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Parting Shots
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Why Not Just Fix Java?
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Chapter 5 Rules of the Game
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Java Raises the Bar
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Enterprise Integration
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Generating the Buzz
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Language Features
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A Few Potential Suitors
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Chapter 6 Ruby in the Rough
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About Ruby
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Applying Some Structure
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Breaking It Down
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Chapter 7 Ruby on Rails
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The Numbers Game
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Rails by Example
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Under the Hood
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The Essence
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Chapter 8 Continuation Servers
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The Problem
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Continuations
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Continuation Servers
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Seaside
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A Seaside Example
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So What?
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Chapter 9 Contenders
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The Primary Contenders
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Minor Contenders
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The Next Big Thing
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Chapter 10 About the Author
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Colophon

- Title:
- Beyond Java
- By:
- Bruce A. Tate
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Formats:
-
- Ebook
- Safari Books Online
- Print Release:
- September 2005
- Ebook Release:
- February 2009
- Pages:
- 208
- Print ISBN:
- 978-0-596-10094-0
- | ISBN 10:
- 0-596-10094-9
- Ebook ISBN:
- 978-0-596-10581-5
- | ISBN 10:
- 0-596-10581-9
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Bruce A. Tate
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.
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