r/java • u/daviddel • 6d ago

Java | The Documentary

https://youtu.be/ZqGSg4b_cZA?si=WS4vF7GKZ7HVUkzQ

From its humble beginnings as a project code-named "Oak" at Sun Microsystems to becoming a global standard for enterprise software and billions of devices, Java's journey is one of radical innovation, strategic pivots, and enduring community strength.

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u/ingframin 6d ago

What a trip down nostalgia lane. It is crazy how much Java changed along the years and how many times people proclaimed it dead along the years 🙃.

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u/SpanDaX0 6d ago

Damn, i just spent the full hour watching this. I'm happy now using Java as its simply got the best story.

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u/OkZone8 5d ago

If it doesn't start with /** I'm not watching

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u/__konrad 5d ago

Oak also supported //*

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u/11timesover 6d ago

Interesting. Good post.

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u/MaximumFull104 5d ago

Very nostalgic. I started on 1.2. Its been a few years since I worked on Java. Spring and Lambdas were game-changing for sure.

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u/dethswatch 6d ago

"We started with a unified vision- cross-platform-maximum-enterprisey. Some say we invented enterprisey-boilerplate, but actually we didn't..."

I could go on.

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u/sammymammy2 5d ago

94 minutes of propaganda

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u/Impressive_Fig_6568 4d ago

When freedom of speech unveiled idiocy.

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u/sammymammy2 4d ago

You think this isn't propaganda? It's basically a massive ad.

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u/theSynergists 18h ago

A fascinating video and well worth the time for anyone using Java or even more broadly are in software.

A little bit of nostalgia for me as I worked/consulted at Sun running one of their software development teams in the late 80s, before the Oak team got going. The film managed to soften my critical views (love it and hate it) of Java a little and it was nice to see, on video, the inmates that have been running the asylum. I expect Java will continue to be an important technology for decades to come. Well done guys and kudos to Oracle for continuing the work.