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2004-06-08 12:00:00

Peering over the fence at the Java crowd

I like to periodically look at what's going on within other developer communities.  I obviously spend most of my time in the .NET world, but it is always good to have a broader perspective.  It's been a long time since I looked seriously at the Java community.  We were very serious about Java once, but that was a long time ago.

I wish I was going to JavaOne at the end of this month.  There's nothing like a trade show as a way to take the pulse of a developer community.  In the past, this event has drawn around 25,000 attendees.  That's over twice the size of Tech-Ed!