Web20

A friend of mine wrote an interesting blog post advocating the use of Java for rich internet applications, and expressed frustration with its lack of Web 2.0 mind share. This got me to thinking about how a lack of polish often seems to hold Java back, and I wrote the following comment in response. (I'm reposting it here because, yeah, I'm just that desperate for blog material.)

Technically speaking, I think Java could make a killer platform for the sorts of applications you're describing. I quite like Java, and I'm especially looking forward to the improved dynamic language support that Java 7 is supposed to offer.