Inspired by Actual Events: O'Reilly's OSCON Chairman: "Java deserves another look"

Inspired by Actual Events: O'Reilly's OSCON Chairman: "Java deserves another look"

I frequently wholeheartedly agree with opinions expressed by Java.net editor Kevin Farnham in his Editor's Blog. Nevertheless, I was still surprised to discover that his most recent post (Is Java Becoming an 'Emerging Technology'? Ask O'Reilly) seemed to capture and even better articulate my own recent thoughts after reading the same three O'Reilly posts (all by Edd Dumbill) he references: Seven reasons you should use Java again, Seven Java projects that changed the world, and A rough guide to JVM languages. Each of the three Dumbill/O'Reilly posts is well worth reading on its own merits, but what really struck me is the overall observation I made as I read these posts: this might be O'Reilly's way of saying "Java is back!"