What Java Can Learn From JavaScript

10.20.2005

What Java Can Learn from JavaScript

February 2013

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First, a brief history of the past two years

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Two Years Ago

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FOSDEM 2011

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One Year Ago

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FOSDEM 2012

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And FOSDEM 2013?

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Why JavaScript?

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Not jobs

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Mailing list traffic looks good

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In other words, Java’s doing just fine

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What’s the concern?

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Well there’s this

Java vs JavaScript monthly commits: Ohloh

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And this

Java vs JavaScript monthly contributors: Ohloh

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And this

Java vs JavaScript monthly projects: Ohloh

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Point is: JavaScript’s getting more popular

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Why?

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Besides the obvious

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EASY WINS

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Consider

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application/json!

Just kidding

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What do these have in common?

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FRAMEWORKS MATTER

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The RedMonk Top 5

1.  JavaScript 2.  Java 3.  PHP 4.  Python 5.  Ruby

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The RedMonk Top 5

1.  JavaScript (Node.js) 2.  Java 3.  PHP 4.  Python (Django) 5.  Ruby (Rails)

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Compare with

InfoQ: “Top 20 Web Frameworks for the JVM,” 10.9.12

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The Paradox of Choice

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FRAMEWORKS ARE EVOLVING

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Embracing asynchronosity*

* Not a real word

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Going small

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QUESTIONS