Talk Proposal for FOSDEM 2014 Java Dev Room

[stephen o'grady]

*Title*:
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Past, Present and Future of Java

*Abstract*:
>From its early beginnings in 1991 as the runtime for interactive television
set top boxes to its foundational role today in everything from big data to
cloud, Java's rise has had more than its share of twists and turns. Even
today, in spite of its widespread and evident market success, there are
those who would claim that Java is either dead or dying.

Part of the problem, however, may be in outdated perceptions of what Java
was versus what it is today. In this session, we'll quantitatively explore
the decline of some Java projects against the rise of still others.
Understanding what Java was, is and might be will help Java advocates from
all areas better communicate the strengths and future of the platform
moving forward.

What Java is has changed, and the better appreciated these changes are, the
better equipped the Java community is to navigate the years ahead.

*Recording me on audio and/or video is*:
Acceptable under a CC-By-SA-3.0-USA license

*Brief Bio*:
Stephen O'Grady is the co-founder and Principal Analyst of RedMonk, a
boutique industry analyst firm focused on developers. Founded in 2002,
RedMonk provides strategic advisory services to some of the most successful
technology firms in the world. Stephen's focus is on infrastructure
software such as programming languages, operating systems and databases,
with a special focus on open source.

*Microblog URL*:
http://twitter.com/sogrady

*Blog URL*:
http://redmonk.com/sogrady
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