I'm once again writing Java code professionally, something that I haven't done in nearly 10 years (no, really - I had to stop and think it through because I didn't believe it, either). A couple of thoughts did occur to me, after I'd figured out the time frames involved.
I was a little taken aback by the very idea that Java is more than 10 years old. It just seems weird that a new programming language could go from introduction to being a major part of the world's IT infrastructure and college curriculums, in less time than I've been living here in California.
Java sure has evolved a lot in the last 10 years. There have been major changes to the language, the libraries, and the tools. I'd bet that some of my 10-year old Java code would throw deprecation warnings for nearly every line of code...
On the other hand, my final thought is along the lines of "Oh, my god. So much has changed, but Java is still irritating in nearly all the ways that made me crazy ten years ago! What have these people been up to for the last decade?"
Oh, and I was the first person I knew to "quit" Java, much like I was the first person to "quit" World of Warcraft. Hopefully backsliding on the Java thing doesn't mean I'm about to backslide on the WoW thing - I can't afford the lost time. I've got to learn about how you do things in Java again.
One good thing for my loyal readers (if any exist) is that I have a bunch of stored-up vitriol about Java that I can just uncork and pour out, so I should be updating more frequently.
