Java Installer

I just went down the usual path of agreeing to install some update to the Java runtime. I figure, "whatever, maybe something on my system runs on it." This time, I noticed the installer includes a step to install the Yahoo! toolbar.

I can't say that I am terribly surprised that both Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! are circling the drain. Desperation like this only highlights the facts.

Things like this really irk me. This is precisely the reason I haven't installed the Real Player in years. I do remember a time when there was content on the internet that was only accessible through Real. I decided then that such content wasn't a good enough reason for me to install the player. I think now is the time to make the same call for Java applications. Instead of completing the installation, I am going to uninstall all Java runtimes from my PC. I am sure this will blow up more than one other bit of software that I currently have. I'll just have to see how painful it is to live without.

Good bye and good riddance Java.

First step with Android & Eclipse

Ooh! I think I have successfully installed the Android SDK, Eclipse and the Android Plugin for Eclipse. I compiled and ran a tutorial (lunar lander). Here's the emulator ... that's all for tonight.

Here's where to get started:

http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9900056470.html - thanks, Ben!
http://code.google.com/android/intro/installing.html

Guice

Per Ben’s recommendation, I have been listening to the Google Developer Podcasts. They have a Google group here and you can easily subscribe in iTunes. The first one covers Guice, which is a Java Dependency Injection framework. The user guide is a good, quick read on the concept of dependency injection.