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I can recommend the book “Steve Jobs and the NeXT big thing”. The Author compares NeXT a lot with Sun including their business strategies. I have never thought
by maveonair 4y ago
I can recommend the book “Steve Jobs and the NeXT big thing”. The Author compares NeXT a lot with Sun including their business strategies. I have never thought I will learn so much about the early days of Sun by reading this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Next-Big-Thing/dp/0689121350 https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Next-Big-Thing/dp/06891213...
- hbogert 4y agoHaving listened to "oxide and friends" and "on the metal" podcasts.. next and sun were nothing alike. The above podcasts are hosted by Bryan cantrill and often has guests from that era, though the newer episodes try not to reminisce so much, because it became a bit much at some point
- maveonair 4y agoTotally agree, which is the reason why I recommend the book. The author explains the difference in a great detail and by that you learn so much about Sun. …and NeXT or course :).
- pjmlp 4y agoIn a way they got to be interwined via the OpenStep and Objective-C collaboration projects, that ironically are in the genesis of Java and also Java EE, hence why Java has so many Objective-C touch points.