Beyond vendor venting
If you want your relationships with vendors to be successful, you must manage them in the right way MANAGEMENTSPEAK: I prefer to have people in-house, to work together to do the jobs needed to be done. TRANSLATION: We change directions…
Let your people code
Laying claim to every thought that enters your employees’ heads stifles open-source development WHEN I FIRST came in close contact with the open-source world in 1995, I was intrigued with what I found. Talented individuals were working hard on their…
Gorillas in the mist
Despite Sun’s pivotal role in Web services development, Microsoft and IBM are still muscling their rival away from WS-I See correction below JON BOSAK HATES smoke-filled rooms. Well, hate may not be the right word. Jon actually said: “I have…
Who’s responsible? Who’s to blame?
Making critical distinctions is necessary for understanding concepts We’re constantly cautioned against “blaming the victim,” and that admonition seems to have made many people gun-shy about assigning responsibility at all. Despite the fact that responsibility and blame are sometimes closely…
Newsflash: Double-checked locking is still broken
Tony responds to a reader’s suggestion about synchronization April 12, 2002 Q: In ” Singletons with Needles and Thread ,” you declare the getInstance() method in the Singleton class as synchronized. The drawback to this approach: the getInstance() call is…
The open road ahead
Is Java open enough for the rest of the open source world? It all began with a simple question. Jason Hunter, Apache developer and Java guru, wanted to create an open source reference implementation and Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for…
Java Product News (updated April 12, 2002)
Manning teaches instant messaging protocol; Insignia introduces Java-based solution for devices; and more Manning teaches instant messaging protocol April 12 — Iain Shigeoka shows developers how to incorporate instant messaging (IM) into their Java applications in Instant Messaging in Java:…
Interview: Intel CTO outlines future of distributed computing
Pat Gelsinger explains the ever-expanding principle of Moore’s Law GIVEN ITS MARKET dominance and financial stability, Intel can afford to have a very long-term view of computing. The person charged with shaping that view is company CTO Pat Gelsinger, who…
The future is here
O’Reilly & Associates CEO discusses his roles as publisher, futurist, and activist CEO TIM O’REILLY and the publishing company he founded, O’Reilly & Associates, are in the business of identifying emerging technologies, exploring their implications, and charting new directions for…
Should the Postal Service expand into e-business?
Plan aims to stem mounting losses A controversy — some are saying a battle for survival — has been set off by the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to expand its electronic bill paying, funds transfer, and other services in cyberspace.…
