Thursday, May 02, 2002

CIOs evenly split between Microsoft and Java for Web Services.   I'm ambivalent about what this means.   On the one hand, its disappointing (for me) that Microsoft has earned so much respect from CIOs -- a big change from recent years.   On the other hand, I'm a little surprised to see Java fair so well on an technology so heavily associated by Microsoft.   11:14:10 PM

Unfazed by Defectors, Sun's Chief Charts Next Era. Scott G. McNealy made the rounds among his senior managers recently insisting that those who were not ready to sign up for the next five years, step aside. [New York Times: Technology] 9:48:39 PM

IBM says Web services need Sun. In an about-face, Big Blue is paving the way for its rival to join a Web services standards organization, hoping to quell infighting that could put a damper on the emerging technology. [CNET News.com]   Wouldn't it be interesting if IBM acquired Sun... 6:34:37 PM

Java salaries actually improved last year. 2:35:19 PM

Will Evolution Exchange Microsoft? [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters] I use evolution at work, where I get tons of mail. It's not perfect, but it's much better than Outlook. Fast searches. Virtual folders that let you have multiple views of the same mail (so I don't have to choose between filing my mail by person or topic -- I can do both). 2:23:52 PM

The risks of Shared Source. Richard Stallman @ ZDNet: What Gates' attacks on the GPL really mean. The Microsoft "shared source" programme is not about sharing at all -- it is just another name for a nondisclosure agreement. Think twice before you sign, because it is not just antisocial, it is risky too. Around 1990, students who had seen the secret AT&T Unix source code at school found their employment prospects narrowed, because AT&T had threatened to sue when some students used ideas reminiscent of Unix. [diveintomark] 1:22:15 PM

"Index of Logical Fallacies" [Daypop Top 40] I have always wanted something like this. Very nice 1:10:59 PM

Deep Throat to be named [Daypop Top 40] 1:02:43 PM

Joel continues to be smart. Joel Spolsky: "Featuritis sells products, but choices reduce usability. The really great designs are the ones that appear to eliminate a choice. You know you're doing your job as a designer when you figure out a way to take a complicated feature and make it simpler." [diveintomark] 9:27:07 AM