Reasons why Java is still#1

4 Reasons Why Java is Still #1

by Simon Ritter

March 14, 2016

It’s the start of 2016, which means that we’ve now finished the “20 Years of Java” celebrations. Actually, although the announcement about Java (and the HotJava browser, which did not enjoy quite the same success) was made publicly on May 23rd, 1995, the first official release of the JDK was on January 23rd, 1996. You could justifiably claim that Java is only now turning twenty. There have been numerous retrospectives on Java, but I thought what would be interesting to look at is the success of Java in its twentieth year.

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It’s difficult to accurately measure the popularity of programming languages, but one of the generally accepted surveys is theTIOBE index. This tracks language references through a variety of search engines as well as Google Blogs, Wikipedia and even YouTube. (In writing this entry I learnt something new, which is that TIOBE is actually an acronym for “The Importance Of Being Ernest,” the play by Oscar Wilde. Not sure what that has to do wiith programming languages, but there you go.).

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Fun facts: amazing facts about girls

 

1. Girls don’t enjoy talking dirty as much guys do.

2. Girls hate it when guys say perverted things. 

3. Girls are more talkative in nature than guys.

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Singer Mariah Carey to marry Australian billionaire James Packer

The whirlwind romance between Mariah Carey and James Packer just got serious.

The Australian billionaire is said to have proposed to the American singer, seven months after they were first seen cozying up on a holiday in Italy.

"A close friend of Mr. Packer confirmed the couple were engaged and said they were over the moon that James has found such happiness with Mariah," a source told CNN.

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Stacey Dash's evolution from 'Clueless' star to conservative pundit

To many, Stacey Dash is best remembered for her role in the 1995 hit film "Clueless" and appearances on "The Cosby Show," "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and BET's "The Game."

Or, so it was until this week, when Dash appeared on "Fox & Friends" to discuss the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee said they will boycott the award show to protest the lack of diversity among nominees.

Dash, a Fox News contributor since 2014, called the boycott "ludicrous" and said it implied there was no need for Black History Month or the BET network.

"We have to make up our minds. Either we want to have segregation or integration, and if we don't want segregation, then we have to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black," Dash said. "If it were the other way around, we would be up in arms. It's a double standard."

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Celine Dion's Brother Dies Days After Husband

The Canadian singer suffers another family tragedy as it's confirmed her older brother Daniel has died of cancer.

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Saturday 16 January 2016

The loss of her brother is the second tragedy to hit Dion within two days

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• ShareCeline Dion's brother has died of cancer just two days after she lost her husband to the disease, a family spokesman has confirmed.

Dion's older brother Daniel Dion, 59, passed away a day after it was revealed he had just days to live.

He was one of the Canadian singer's 13 siblings.

Dion's husband and manager Rene Angelil died on Thursday, the day before his 74th birthday, after a long battle with throat cancer. 

Celine Dion lost her husband Rene Angeli on Thursday

The 73-year-old, who passed away at his suburban Las Vegas home, will be laid to rest on 22 January at the same cathedral where the couple married.

A post on Dion's official website read: "According to his final wishes, his funeral will be held at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, where 21 years ago he chose to marry the one who will remain as the great love of his life, the artist for which he had the most respect, the woman who gave him light and happiness until his very last breath."

Dion, 47, and Angelil had three children together - Rene-Charles, who was born in 2001 and twins Nelson and Eddy, who were born in 2010.

The couple, who were 26 years apart in age, got married in an elaborate ceremony in 1994 at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal.

Angelil stepped down as his wife's manager in 2014, turning her career over to a friend of the couple.

However, he remained involved in business decisions.

Dion has won a number of Grammy awards during her successful career, including for the Titanic theme My Heart Will Go On.

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Media captionThomas Fessy explains how the siege started and how special forces brought it to an end

Burkina Faso's government says 26 people were killed and a further 56 injured after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, popular with foreigners.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has said it carried out the attack, which began on Friday night.

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