Linux Journal: Programming Tools: Java Scripting Languages

“I recently returned from JavaOne 2005 in San Francisco. The
show was impressive for a number of reasons. The attendance seemed
to be about 30% larger than last year’s. The same could be said for
the number of tutorials, sessions and BOFs. For example, there were
enough BOFs to run until 11:00pm at night. Many of the sessions
were filled to capacity, with over 600 attendees each technical
presentation.

“Given my strong background in C++, I am used to a more
amorphous attitude toward languages. Therefore, I was surprised to
see that there still is a vibrancy to Java that I do not see with
C++…”

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