Want to see what it is like to work for Google? Time magazine have a collection of photos of people going about their day inside Google. I’ve joked that some places you feel like you have to comply with corporate regulations and get a ‘company standard haircut’, but at Google you can have your haircut on campus. I’d like a Google #4 please.
Javalobby: Thinking in Java – 4th Ed review
Javalobby have a review of the 4th edition of one of the best Java books on the market, Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckel.
This is one of the best Java books I have seen, as not only does it show you how to use features of the language, its explains why and how the feature works. This is an awesome book to build a deeper understanding of the Java language.
The 4th edition has been expanded to include Java SE 5.0 features such as Generics.
XP Home vs Professional? Windows Vista will have 6 flavours
Microsoft have been putting together feature lists of what will go into the box when Windows Vista ships, and have decided on 6 different versions. Wow, yes, 6.
- Vista Starter Edition – for low end PCs in emerging markets
- Vista Home Basic – aimed at lower spec PCs
- Vista Home Premium – includes music and media center capability, plus ‘Glass’ graphics effects for UI
- Vista Ultimate Edition
- Vista Business
- Vista Enterprise
All except the starter edition will run in either 32 or 64 bit modes.
Wow, just how much market confusion is that likely to create. Depending on what you have to spend, I am sure Microsoft will have a package just for you…
Google ‘Who’s who’
Over the last couple of years Google has attracted some of the smartest and most influential people in the IT industry, and has attracted significant engineers from other companies such as Microsoft and BEA. CNet.com have an list of some of the more famous employees and their backgrounds – take a look here.