Ruby the Rival. Bruce Tate's Beyond Java picks Ruby as the front-runner among languages that could succeed Java among enterprise developers? But what's so great about Ruby--and frankly, what's wrong with Java? We asked some top Java bloggers, authors, and developers what they think of Ruby's challenge. [O'Reilly Network Articles] comment []1:05:27 AM
News: Report studies the iPod halo effect. Market research firm EndPoint Technologies has published a report focusing on the so-called iPod halo effect and whether it is real or not. The halo effect basically states that Apple Computer is selling more Macintosh systems because consumers are so taken with the iPod. [Macworld] comment []12:24:42 AM