The doubters have found their voices, and the volume is increasing. In short, the naysayers have taken center stage and they plan to stay. As the summer season reaches a crescendo in the Northern Hemisphere, we've entered what the press refers to as the silly season. Vacations beckon but deadlines loom. Even Internet time seems to slow a bit.
Hard news is even harder to find.
The stage is largely deserted and as a result, the masters of doom and gloom perform in the spotlight. Still, these kinds of negative comments about Java must give one pause. In the middle of 1998, Java detractors are asking the same questions that have been prevalent for at least the last year. The answers are getting better, but the fact that the questions are still being asked is a concern in itself. One of the many interesting developments on the performance front is the recent announcement by Intel and Novell that they are collaborating on an enhanced Java virtual machine.