ONJava.com
An independent voice for the Java community
A Friendly Name in a Shifting Market
Java finds new opportunities and goals
Has there ever been a programming language with a friendlier name than Java? And since it was designed as a replacement for C++, but without the features that can cause programming errors, well, it really is friendly. But as it would with any friend, it pays to know and understand their strengths and weaknesses before embarking on a project or going into business together.
After a great deal of initial popularity and support in the browser, Java has seen its market share in that sector steadily eroded by Macromedia Flash. And though recently it is more likely to be used in more complex applications like Yahoo Games, Microsoft no longer ships a Java platform with Internet Explorer or Windows.
That said, on the server side of the Web, it is more popular than ever, with many websites using J2EE enterprise Java applications and other Java-based technologies. In addition, increased computing power on the desktop means Java is making inroads there, too.
ONJava.com caters to the developers working with Java for open source projects and enterprise applications, as well as those who develop for the desktop or smaller devices. It is precisely this same editorial expertise that Sun has tapped in order to build their developer community site, java.net.
With around 1.1M views a month delivered to 300,000 unique visitors, this site has an impressive PPV index of 3.7. There is a close relationship between ONJava.com and the O’Reilly Book Group, with many authors contributing online content.
Editorial Content
In addition to the content areas noted on the left nav-bar, coverage includes articles such as: "Deploying Web Applications to Tomcat;" "What is Struts;" "In-Memory Cache Systems;" "Open Source Java Framework for Building Web Applications," and much more.
Source Code: Chris Adamson is the editor for O’Reilly’s Java websites, ONJava.com and java.net. He is the author of QuickTime for Java: A Developer’s Notebook and the co-author of Swing Hacks. He has been a Java developer since 1996, and operates a consulting business that specializes in Java media development, as well as speaking on Java topics at conferences such as JavaOne and ADHOC.
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