Here are the top 5 Java technologies to learn for the year 2008. Start updating your resumes…hehe..
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http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=48270
Carlos Perez has posted his list of the top five Java-based
technologies to learn in 2008. They are:
* OSGi (a specification for dynamic modules for Java)
* The Java Content Repository spec, first appearing in the JCP in
February 2002
* Google Web Toolkit (first released in May, 2006)
* Groovy (first released in May, 2004)
* Cloud computing (a concept designed around the use of virtual
servers, or distributed computing without the use of EJB)
It’s interesting that these are older technologies that are, perhaps,
“coming of age” and have now matured to the point where they’re
recommended. Certainly, all of these technologies are useful: OSGi is
the module system behind Eclipse, Groovy is gaining acceptance with
its formal specification and continually improved releases, GWT is
also fairly mature and stable, and cloud computing is becoming more
accepted in the wider marketplace.
JCR and cloud computing are probably the least-accepted of these
technologies, and vendors in both spaces are trying to address that,
with competitions to spur awareness or active community involvement
(see GridGain, Gigaspaces, or Terracotta), or plans for them (watch
TSS for an announcement around JCR at TSSJS 2008.)
It’s an interesting list. What would you put on your own list of the
top five Java technologies to learn for 2008? What technologies are
emerging right now that you think will appear on a future version of
this list?
February 11, 2008 at 3:47 pm |
I recently wrote about using Terracotta server as a message bus. My company is moving towards grid computing (the cloud), and I’m the architect the proposed the idea and implementing the solution.
You can read about it here: http://blog.markturansky.com/archives/26