|  | # Future of Java |

no programming environment ever got mainstreamed so fast growth of acceptance now declines somewhat BUT: Java so far has been validated just in terms of web programming (which was just a "booster") |
- Java still gives the right technical answers to real problems:
  binary compatibility robustness | efficiency Provisions std. runtime libaries | comprehensive specs. implementation costs
Java will gain additional momentum if it delivers on reducing application development / distribution costs for: distributed, open applications -> Web (embedded Java) new HW / devices -> Java in embedded systems new operating systems / versions / toolkits -> Java for desktop applications