Sex for Software

It's called forking. It's how programs reproduce and evolve. Look for this to be a very sexy year for Java.

At least that's the view of Elliotte Rusty Harold, who, surveying the coming year in the light of the open-sourcing of Java, cheerily advises us to look for "forks at all levels."

Is the prospect of Java forking just a natural process in the evolution of the language, or is it a cause for alarm? Perhaps there is nothing to worry about. Perhaps it's okay to be afraid. And perhaps even the experts are confused.

I suppose the only safe prediction is, interesting times ahead. Me, I say let the Borgesian adventure begin.

Posted by Mike Swaine at 12:20 PM  Permalink