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Java was first released less than three years ago, but it has generated an unprecedented amount of attention and interest since then. But is Java just the "Buzzword Du Jour", the Tickle Me Elmo of software? Or are the people who say Java will never work in the real world in the same boat as the (mythical?) engineers who proved that the bumblebee was not able to fly, annoyed to say the least by existence proofs that suggest they are wrong? Chuck Howell will argue that the bumblebee is indeed flying, that Java has been used to develop mission critical systems and will with increasing frequency as time goes on. In this presentation he will briefly describe several mission critical Java systems that have been developed. I'll then describe what I think are some common lessons learned from a wide variety of successful mission critical Java applications. While these applications were successful, they were also clearly early adopters, and they learned some risk management lessons that are still appropriate cautions for any significant Java effort. In a shameless attempt to have people feign interest, a few Java-related door prizes will be provided in a sleep defying drawing at the end (bring a business card).
Chuck Howell is a Java Technologist in North American Field Operations at Sun Microsystems. He works with a variety of Sun's partners in the Systems Integration, Independent Software Vendor (ISV), and University areas to help them successfully adopt Java in mission critical applications. Before coming to Sun, Mr. Howell was a Principal Scientist at the MITRE Corporation focusing on Critical Software Assurance for organizations such as the U.S. Department of Defense, FAA, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and electric utilities. He is recognized as a Senior Member of the IEEE. |