Samir Mehta

After my family and I moved to Seattle, my friend Barry visited us with his wife, Mary, and their beautiful daughter, Julia. We hadn't visited Mt. Rainier so we thought it would be a good idea for all of us to drive there together. We weren't even half an hour into the trip when Julia asked, "Are we there yet?" That wasn't the only time she asked. The trip turned out to be excellent, but I didn't know then that I would soon be asking myself the same question for a different reason. Barry is a technical writer turned developer at a reputable software company. During his visit, our discussion turned to the industry's adaptation of Java as a language and platform. He asked me if "Java was there yet" - if Java had industry support and wasn't just hype anymore. I was a little hesitant in answering that question, especially since Java had just celebrated its third birthda... (more)