Ben Evans
Ben has been a professional developer and Open Source enthusiast since the late 90s. He has delivered world-class projects for banks, media companies and charities in that time, and currently works as an architect, lead developer and in-house Java expert at one of the world’s leading financial institutions.
Track abstract - Room H1 - Java
Java is dead, long live the Java Developer
Track abstract - Conversation Corner
Will the future of Java be decided by the community or by the corporation(s)?
Adam Bien
"By both" :-). Future of Java will be decided by Corporations guided by the experience and community feedback.
Henrik Ståhl
Developers want rapid progress, corporations are generally more conservative. Who should decide what new features are adoption into the Java Platform and on what grounds? What is an appropriate tradeoff between compatibility and innovation? Oracle believes that Java could not be successful without the support of both the corporations and the community. The challenge is to find an appropriate balance.
Martjin Verburg & Ben Evans
Oracle should be expanding the pie (more Java developers/users), but Oracle is perceived to have been involved in driving several vocal and influential Java based communities away. Unlike Oracle product groups, Java communities are fiercely independent and produce the sorts of products and frameworks that continue to prop Java up as one of the defacto languages to choose for any serious development. While we feel that Oracle have an immense amount to offer, the promise that they showed before the acquisition is not something that we think has been fully realised. As passionate Java developers we feel that the platform has the full potential to be the unquestioned software platform for the the decades to come. We feel that Oracle has to realise that the eco-system consists of more than just them. We look for opportunities for both sides to learn from each other and are hopeful that the outcome will be beneficial to all.
