This is not an article about grasses.
Instead, I just wanted to give my whole hearted thanks to the people who helped develop the programming language that later grew into the vast and diverse ecosystem that is the Java world today.
Java now is ubiquitous. If you watch Netflix, Java is the backend that makes it possible to stream content to more than 300 million viewers worldwide. Use a credit card or smart identity card, and it’s likely Java is running on the card as you make your purchase. In fact, between 500 million and a billion Javacards are shipped out every single year! If you use an android phone or android device, then likely as not Java is in there too (in addition to running on the actual SIM card). It is the dominant environment in large enterprises, which depend on this language to just get the job done.
I first learned Java in 1995, when the language was introduced as the hot new tool for the coming internet, and in the decades since then I have used it as my primary programming tool at work and at play. I can honestly say that it is a major part of my life, and that I would not be the person I am today without it.
My hope is that it will remain a major part of my life going forward as well, because Java has given me so much joy and happiness, and made life interesting. And in the end that’s all that really matters isn’t it?
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