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Attendees Give JavaOne '97 High Ratings
Show-goers are swamped with information; some still want more. Our
conference correspondent gleans impressions from several attendees.
By Barry D. Bowen
JavaOne Today Readers Speak!
Your peers pick top JavaOne keynote, tell whether Java makes life
easier, and describe their Java development and purchasing activity.
Each day during JavaOne, JavaWorld correspondent and
professional Java developer Bret Sommers provided a
collage of sights, sounds, and commentary regarding the technical tracks,
exhibitors, parties, and whatever else he deemed of interest to those out
there who have real jobs and could not attend the show (and to those
of you at the show who couldn't be everywhere at once).
Day One: Java for Profit
Our programmer/correspondent describes the mood of the 10,000 JavaOne
attendees -- developers who are adopting Java for
both moral and financial reasons. Indeed, venture capitalists were among
the panelists at JavaOne. But JavaBeans warranted the most attention.
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Day Two: Comfortably Numb
Suffering the after-effects of Day One -- excruciatingly sore feet --
JavaWorld correspondent and professional developer Bret Sommers
takes a seat at an audio demo delivered by Headspace's Thomas Dolby
Robertson, and revels in the explosion of Java product and tool vendors.
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Day Three: Java Rules in Outer Space, Inner Space, and ColorSpace
In his final report from the show floor, JavaWorld's correspondent and professional developer waxes philosophical about the cosmic cool of Java and provides a review of JavaSoft's new Commerce security and 2D imaging APIs.
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All Keynotes covered by Erica Rex
JavaOne Opening Keynote: Gosling Speaks
Gosling's keynote theme in two words is "Java Here," since Java
technology will be used in everything from toasters and light switches
to Web TV and enterprise servers.
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Scott McNealy's JavaOne Keynote
Besides doing the obligatory competition-bashing, McNealy and Miko Matsumura
raised important security issues for the programming community.
A demonstration of ActiveX's nefarious effects on the tax
records of one unsuspecting individual brought the point home.
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JavaOne Opening Keynote: Baratz Speaks
Baratz's message is that Java is the universal fuel for computing and the only way to practice safe
computing.
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The Internet: Past, Present, and Future
Internet luminaries Vinton Cerf, Robert Kahn, Steve Wolff, and Hans-Werner
Braun share their thoughts and insights and recollect their accomplishments
in a panel discusson with Eric Schmidt.
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Carvey
Cracks Up Attendees by Skewering Bill Gates and Computer Industry
Dana Carvey, formerly of Saturday Night Live, caricatures just
about everyone -- here are some of the highlights.
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Java in the Space Age
As an in-the-trenches Java programmer, Jeff Johnson
describes how his group at NASA uses Java to make space data-gathering
a whole lot simpler. He was key in persuading NASA's
Hubble Space Telescope project to adopt Java technology as a primary
component of the telescope's state-of-the-art ground control system.
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The Ever-Evolving Web
In his final speech as a Sun employee, CTO Eric Schmidt explains how Java turns networking on its head and offers his perspective on the new
"person-centric" model of computing.
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JavaOne Percolating with Ideas
From the traditional to the latest in cutting-edge technologies, find
out what Java apps were unveiled at JavaOne '97.
By Cate T. Corcoran
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Sun Announces Stronger Security and Compatibility
Rivals Sun and Microsoft traded barbs and
alternate versions of reality this week.
Sun made key announcements including improved security
and compatiblity for Java, and also announced
several Java licensees who plan to take Java
beyond the desktop in futuristic devices such as
smart cards.
By Cate T. Corcoran
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JavaSoft's Web Server Goes Beta
Java Server comes of age with Java Server Toolkit and
Servlet API, and eases server building and customization for developers.
By Phil Inje Chang
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Pre-Show
JDK 1.1 and Beyond
With a new JDK out the door, JavaSoft is readying future releases. Find
out what to expect in the coming weeks -- and months -- with this
preview of the JDK roadmap that will be unveiled at JavaOne this week.
By Gregory S. Smith
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Java Development Tools Abound at JavaOne
In an important week for Java developers, vendors both
large and small announced many development tools that will
ease the creation of Java applications. Sun, JavaSoft, IBM,
and Taligent were among the companies with new tools or
upgrades.
By Wanda Jackson
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Pre-Show
James Gosling Talks About the Java Revolution
There is no question that Java technology is spreading.
In this interview with JavaWorld, the father of
Java describes what's happening with his creation and where
it's headed. He also talks about the Java OS and the Web.
By Erica Rex
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Pre-Show
Baratz Tells the Java Success Story
JavaWorld talked to Dr. Alan Baratz, President of JavaSoft, who
will present the April 2nd opening keynote with James Gosling.
In this interview Baratz explains why Java has gained enormous
momentum in the last year.
By Erica Rex
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The
Sound of Java
With rakish headgear and an entertainer's flair, Thomas Dolby Robertson
demonstrated the future of interactive sound at JavaOne. While the rest
of the Net has thought that push media and serialized sound was
sufficient, Dolby and the rest of his company, Headspace, have combined
the digital revolution with sound and Java interactivity.
By Dave Orchard
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Securing the Future of Java
Sun unveiled enhanced security for Java at the JavaOne conference.
This new approach is supposed to keep hackers from wreaking havoc
over the Internet, while allowing users of Java applications to print,
read, and write to their local machines.
By Gregory S. Smith
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Java Solutions to Enterprise Computing
Java will soon have the complete package for Enterprise Computing, with
a combination of today's Java 1.1 APIs and several planned APIs and
tools expected from Sun and its partners.
By Rich Kadel
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Remote Method Invocation Arrives
Remote Method Invocation, or RMI, is now officially in JDK 1.1. On the
third day of JavaOne, Ann Wollrath and Jim Waldo of JavaSoft spoke
about the strengths of this new way to bring active content to
distributed computing.
By Phil Inje Chang
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Java Native Interface Added to
JDK 1.1
JNI provides a Java to native-code interface; Netscape offers
its comprehensive Java Runtime Interface and plans to support JNI.
By Phil Inje Chang
Check out our JavaOne coverage as it appeared each day of the show:
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Show Preview
- Interviews with James Gosling and Alan Baratz as well as a look at the JDK and new products on the horizon.
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Day One
- Coverage of the Gosling and Baratz opening keynotes, and one programmer's personal perspective on the hottest happenings at the show.
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Day Two
- McNealy and Carvey keynote recaps, plus news of plenty of new
development tools.
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Day Three
- Jeff Johnson talks about Java in space. Java server/servlets come of age.
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