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It's interesting to consider Java in light of the Innovator's Dilemma, since companies facing the Innovator's Dilemma would like to avoid it so they can continu
by mnutt 15y ago
It's interesting to consider Java in light of the Innovator's Dilemma, since companies facing the Innovator's Dilemma would like to avoid it so they can continue making money.
But Java is a tool more than it is a company, so maybe it is actually good that it maintain its course, even if it means its gradual irrelevance for many of the tasks it was once suited for.
- cpeterso 15y agoThe separation of Java the language from Java the virtual machine might allow Sun/Oracle avoid the Innovator's Dilemma. They can maintain Java as a conservative language, the "COBOL of the 21st Century", but innovate with new (but conveniently binary-compatible) languages like Scala and Clojure.