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Thanks nuzzle, it's an interesting interview - and a long time since I browsed Dr Dobbs; I used to get the journal many years ago...

There aren't many programming magazines you can buy in the stores these days. I guess they all went to Mexico.

I suppose it's because of a lack of public interest in programming. There are no hobby programmers anymore, just professionals and academics. And as the exception that proves the rule, Linux affectionados. They can still buy a magazine in a store but that's not quite the same because Linux is not a programming language.

It was very different during the Java heydays. There were at least three different Java journals on the shelves and people were fighting to get their hands on a new issue. Java knowledge could even get you laid. Sadly, these days are long gone and I wonder what could ever spark another surge of interest in programming the way Java did.

I see a pattern here; First the IBM PC and then Java. What do they have in common? They were a platform! The IBM PC wasn't just a computer, it was a platform. Java wasn't just a language, it was a platform.

So what's next? Well, honestly I don't know but I'm sure it will have something to do with a new platform.