Cedric blogs about how he has experienced the new features of Java 5.0 after some 6 months of "beta testing".

His opinions are very much like mine, although I have read a lot more about the new features than actually used them. The only feature I disagree about are the annotations. I can't figure out why the expert group wouldn't adopt the syntax of .NET [attributes] which are, in my opinion, a lot nicer than the ones we @Have now.

First, I can't believe it took this long to come up with such a great idea.

Second, it looks like Microsoft has recently stopped using Gartner's services since their VP, Security, is throwing dirt.

Third, Google's next great venture just might be named Growser.

And finally, this is the sad truth about our industry. Either we need to learn how to breed with a USB adapter or get more women on the job.

There's a bunch of research papers and experience reports from ADC2004 available for download. Go get 'em.