The Premise

I don't mean to say that Smalltalk or Ruby will take over the world tomorrow. I don't even mean to say that anything will ever achieve the success that Java has, again. But I don't believe that Java is permanent. For five years, it's been a good strategy to ignore the borders beyond Java, but no language will keep its leadership position forever. By now, the premise of this book should be taking shape for you:

• Java is moving away from its base. Hard-core enterprise problems may be easier to solve, but the simplest problems are getting harder to solve. And...

• Java is showing signs of wear, and interesting innovations are beginning to appear outside of Java. So...

• It's time to start paying attention again.

Pick up your eyes. Start by picking up this book. You'll be glad you did.