Scala Links
Here is a list of Scala links I compiled for an Introduction to Scala presentation I posted on this blog a couple of weeks ago. I am posting the list as a separate entry, because I plan to add to it as I come across new links.
JVM Language Job Trends
I thought it would be interesting to see what the job scene looks like for the various JVM languages out there. The languages I chose to feature on my Indeed.com trend chart were Groovy, JRuby, Jython, Rhino, Scala and Clojure. The order in which I listed them is the order I figured they would be in, with Groovy being the highest and Clojure being the lowest. Based on the results below, I was correct on the highest and lowest. However, its the results in the middle that are the most interesting. Jython is neck and neck with Groovy for the top spot. JRuby is second to last and in decline. Scala looks to be on the rise. Can we trust these results as a barometer for the future of these languages on the JVM? Let me know what you think.
You can click on the image below to go to Indeed.com and see a larger version of the chart.
| groovy, jruby, jython, rhino, scala, clojure Job Trends | groovy jobs - jruby jobs - jython jobs - rhino jobs - scala jobs - clojure jobs |
Simple Songs
When one see excellent, yet simple software, its not hard to admire its beauty. In the past few months, I’ve discovered a couple of amazing, yet simple songs from the band, The Breeders. The most amazing thing about these two songs is that they were released 18 years apart.
Fortunately Gone (released in 1990 on the album Pod)
Were Gonna Rise (released in 2008 on the album Mountain Battles)
The Spring Deal
The Java world was a buzz this week with news that SpringSource is being acquired by VMWare. What does this mean for the future of Spring? In St. louis, Spring is very dominant, as I am sure it everywhere else. Spring has definitely given extra life to an aging Java programming langage. Now that Spring is entrenched as a dominant (if not “the” dominant) J2EE technology, will it be able innovate in order to keep up with a changing technology landscape?