O'Reilly Media has published my first e-book, Checking Java Programs with Open Source Tools! You can read a bit about it on my little site or you can go direct to the O'Reilly site (the book sells for less than US0; how can you resist?).

Further to my post below about OSS Java, Sun is having an online webcast today, November 13, at 0930 PST (1230 EST); please watch it if you can and if you are interested, at https://sun.com/javanews/

I still keep hearing that Java 5's printf mechanism is somehow "a throwback to non-OO techniques". I've heard this comment from several sources, that printf is anathema to an OO language. But I'm afraid I have never heard a rational defense of the claim, so I do not understand how …

Tim O'Reilly knows tech books better than probably anybody else on the planet. His book sales analysis really track what is happening in tech. And he notes that Java book sales are up by 5% (of the total market, not of previous Java sales) over the last year. Better check this out before you think …

My onJava.com article tries to get people interested in some of the new things happening in Java-land

The Second Edition of my Java Cookbook went to the printers yesterday, after a lot of rewriting. I'm really looking forward to having this revised edition available!

Did you know that the Mars Rovers are controlled by software written almost entirely in the Java programming language? Now I won't say that "Java is out of this world", but I will suggest you google "mars spirit java" or start with this write-up in IndianExpress.

My latest contribution to the world of knowledge is a little crib sheet about the Top 10 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know

Microsoft makes a big deal out of claiming that there is no demand for Java applications. Yet the Redmond behemoth uses a Java-powered application to manage most of its MSN and other core sites! [Link was at "freeroller.net" which has been replace by an adspamhaus].