Gosling denies Java slowdown
Java founder James Gosling says scripting languages are not replacing Java and the continuing uptake of Java and related technology indicates there is no real slowdown, reports News.com
The report says Gosling, now the chief technology officer at Sun`s Developer Products Group, believes developers are only a third of the way through exploiting what we can be done with Java.
According to Gosling, one of the best indicators of Java`s health is the fact that Java developer education programmes continue to grow in popularity, particularly in places like China, India and Brazil.
Java gets SOAP alternative
An alternative to SOAP-based Web services called representational state transfer (Rest) is being tailored for use in Java, according to an InfoWorld Web log posting.
The Restlet open source project led by Jerome Louvel of Noelios Consulting is intended to bring the simplicity and efficiency of Rest to Java developers and is geared for Web 2.0 applications. The project serves as a framework for Rest written in Java and is composed of two parts: a neutral Restlet API and a reference implementation called the Noelios Restlet Engine, says Louvel.
The API solves most of the limitations of the Servlet API, Louvel says, and will be submitted to the Java community process or an organisation like the Apache Software Foundation if adopted by developers.
Java demand high down under
Demand for very specialised IT skillsets remains high in New Zealand, especially in Java and Microsoft technology, according to the latest Hays Quarterly Forecast.
A report in The National Business Review says the best bets are for candidates with Java J2EE, C#, .Net, VB .Net, high level engineers and support candidates.
The forecast says the development market has improved, resulting in a huge increase in Java requirements. The greatest demand is expected to be for project managers and programmers.
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