As I get back into “coding for money” again after a couple of years of being paid to manage people, projects, technology, etc. I am once again diving into different languages to look at what are going to be the truly productive and innovative languages over the next few years. As I do this, I reflect on some of the syntax and library clutter in my mind from having coded in a number of languages over the years, and wonder which of those I’d be most happy to forget (Johnny Mnemonic style) to make room for the new ones…
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posted on the May 24th, 2010 12 Comments »
Rightio, the second day of JAOO in Brisbane is over and has brought a nicely balanced conference to a close. Definitely a conference with a broad spectrum of topic areas covered, and personally I loved it. It’s great to go to a conference that doesn’t align itself to any particular vendor or language, and promotes the kind of openness that is really required to move our industry forward.
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posted on the May 12th, 2009 No Comments »
Well the first day of JAOO was quite good, maybe not what everyone was after (looking at the twitter traffic). Personally enjoyed the sessions and the conceptual nature of the talks I attended. Here is a quick wrap-up on the sessions I attended.
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posted on the May 12th, 2009 2 Comments »
