This paper describes the requirements of a Telecommunication (Telco) application server written in the JavaTM programming language, and how those requirements might influence Java virtual machine (JVM1) design. Most of the discussion is not limited to Telco alone, but applies to the enterprise as well. [Javasoft]
Here you go Java nerds. More garbage collections tuning tips.
it's been a slow week in Cocoa land. what can i say?
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In three years, from 1999 to 2001, venture capitalists raised $204 billion to back young companies in what are now known as Bubble Funds. [...] Between 1970 and 1998, VCs attracted a total of $132 billion to finance startups. [...] If you include money from previously raised funds, VCs have $252 billion in capital under management today.
So how many eBays would have to be taken public by the end of a decade for venture investors to achieve 18% returns? More than 325. That's roughly one eBay every 10 days between now and 2010.