This is not about Windows 8, this is about the web - the web is killing new PC sales. This trend started ever since Windows XP which coincided with the great shift of the net from a publishing platform to an application platform.
Simply put, we don't need newer and faster computers to use all the web sites and web-based apps that we know and care about. Even gaming hasn't been pushing the need for people to upgrade as fast anymore.
This is not about windows 8, it's about the maturation of the computing industry as a whole. We current needs most people have for computers is still well served by 5 year old hardware.
I personally wouldn't call myself a 'leader in the code community'. I think Rod Johnson, Don Box, and Gavin Kings are leaders in the code community. They are leading it in new directions.
What I've basically been doing over the years is provide focal point for the community to track itself and stay informed, and make sure that important new directions led by others get the air time and discussion they deserve. If anything I am an influencer, maybe an educator.
I think of myself as more as a public servant, not necessarily a leader.
infoq.com is the latest vision for an online community covering the whole enterprise software space, providing one place to track change and innovation in those communities. I welcome everyone to visit.:)
Floyd Marinescu
Hey guys, thanks for being slashdotted! I never would have expected. So the real news here isn't about my interview, it's about InfoQ! InfoQ.com is an independent online community focused on change and innovation in enterprise software development, targeted primarily at the technical architect, technical team lead (senior developer), and project manager. InfoQ serves the Java,.NET, Ruby, SOA, and Agile communities with daily news written by domain experts, articles, video interviews, video conference presentations, and mini-books.
Right now there aren't really any online communities serving SOA,and AGile, and no organized media sites covering Ruby. InfoQ is the only place covering them all AND they give you personalization features so you can choose the subset you care about and only follow those.
Recently we've posted a lot of awesome content you should check out:
You guys can't just copy the full text of the site linked in the message above, that's a copyright violation. The site deserves the traffic due from this post. We had the most detailed coverage of this event.
InfoQ.com just launched a few weeks ago, it's a new site whose purpose is 'tracking change and innovation in enterprise software deveopment'. They are covering Ruby, Java,.NET, Agile, and SOA.Its organizers include Scott Ambler, Floyd Marinescu, Obie Fernandez, Alexandru Popescu and other big names from the various different communities.
The site is one of the only communities serving Ruby with regular books, articles and such, and I (the former creator of TheServerSide.com) am writing about Java on it, on a regular basis, so it's probably one of the most detailed ways to track innovation in Java. Best of all, it's got some personalization capabilities that let you turn off topics you don't want and those even reflect in your RSS feed.
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This is not about Windows 8, this is about the web - the web is killing new PC sales. This trend started ever since Windows XP which coincided with the great shift of the net from a publishing platform to an application platform. Simply put, we don't need newer and faster computers to use all the web sites and web-based apps that we know and care about. Even gaming hasn't been pushing the need for people to upgrade as fast anymore. This is not about windows 8, it's about the maturation of the computing industry as a whole. We current needs most people have for computers is still well served by 5 year old hardware.
I personally wouldn't call myself a 'leader in the code community'. I think Rod Johnson, Don Box, and Gavin Kings are leaders in the code community. They are leading it in new directions. What I've basically been doing over the years is provide focal point for the community to track itself and stay informed, and make sure that important new directions led by others get the air time and discussion they deserve. If anything I am an influencer, maybe an educator. I think of myself as more as a public servant, not necessarily a leader. infoq.com is the latest vision for an online community covering the whole enterprise software space, providing one place to track change and innovation in those communities. I welcome everyone to visit. :)
Floyd Marinescu
So I wonder if being personally slashdotted will help me on the dating scene? :)
Floyd Marinescu
- http://www.infoq.com/presentations/JRuby
- http://www.infoq.com/presentations/AOP-Myths-an
d -Realities
- http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/JTDS (java transactions design strategies book)
- http://www.infoq.com/articles/spring-2-update
- http://www.infoq.com/articles/From-Java-to-Ruby
- -Risk
- http://www.infoq.com/articles/grails-ejb-tutori
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- http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/vsnettt (visual studio.net book)
- http://www.infoq.com/articles/Simplifying-Enter
p rise-Apps (article about AspectJ in the enterprise)
And a lot more! See you there!!The book is old now, but back in 2002 it had reached the number 2 computer book for a short period of time.
That's presumtuous of you. I think we could handle the traffic.
You guys can't just copy the full text of the site linked in the message above, that's a copyright violation. The site deserves the traffic due from this post. We had the most detailed coverage of this event.
InfoQ.com just launched a few weeks ago, it's a new site whose purpose is 'tracking change and innovation in enterprise software deveopment'. They are covering Ruby, Java, .NET, Agile, and SOA.Its organizers include Scott Ambler, Floyd Marinescu, Obie Fernandez, Alexandru Popescu and other big names from the various different communities.
The site is one of the only communities serving Ruby with regular books, articles and such, and I (the former creator of TheServerSide.com) am writing about Java on it, on a regular basis, so it's probably one of the most detailed ways to track innovation in Java. Best of all, it's got some personalization capabilities that let you turn off topics you don't want and those even reflect in your RSS feed.
Floyd