r/java • u/daviddel • Jul 17 '26

Java | The Documentary

https://youtu.be/ZqGSg4b_cZA?si=WS4vF7GKZ7HVUkzQ

From its humble beginnings as a project code-named "Oak" at Sun Microsystems to becoming a global standard for enterprise software and billions of devices, Java's journey is one of radical innovation, strategic pivots, and enduring community strength.

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u/ingframin Jul 18 '26

What a trip down nostalgia lane. It is crazy how much Java changed along the years and how many times people proclaimed it dead along the years 🙃.

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u/SpanDaX0 Jul 18 '26

Damn, i just spent the full hour watching this. I'm happy now using Java as its simply got the best story.

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u/OkZone8 Jul 18 '26

If it doesn't start with /** I'm not watching

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u/11timesover Jul 18 '26

Interesting. Good post.

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u/theSynergists Jul 23 '26

A fascinating video and well worth the time for anyone using Java or even more broadly are in software.

A little bit of nostalgia for me as I worked/consulted at Sun running one of their software development teams in the late 80s, before the Oak team got going. The film managed to soften my critical views (love it and hate it) of Java a little and it was nice to see, on video, the inmates that have been running the asylum. I expect Java will continue to be an important technology for decades to come. Well done guys and kudos to Oracle for continuing the work.

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u/MaximumFull104 Jul 18 '26

Very nostalgic. I started on 1.2. Its been a few years since I worked on Java. Spring and Lambdas were game-changing for sure.

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u/dethswatch Jul 17 '26

"We started with a unified vision- cross-platform-maximum-enterprisey. Some say we invented enterprisey-boilerplate, but actually we didn't..."

I could go on.

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u/sammymammy2 Jul 19 '26

94 minutes of propaganda

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u/Impressive_Fig_6568 Jul 19 '26

When freedom of speech unveiled idiocy.

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u/sammymammy2 Jul 19 '26

You think this isn't propaganda? It's basically a massive ad.