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Convincing a company to use Java in 2014

 
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I give the caveat of 2014 because shortly after being hired I was initially asked to do a "lunch n learn" about Java, mostly about it's capabilities and features, and the decision to use Java going forward had already been made. Now this lunch and learn isn't for the developers because that's me but for everyone else in this previously all Oracle shop.

A brief and panicked google search led me a book published in 1997.

In the time since that book was released I feel the industry has gone from java to RoR to javascript to back to java and I know based on my experience anything you can do in one you can do in the others. So my task is more allaying of fears that we aren't using Oracle, which we will be because that's where all the data is.

Even typing this I'm getting frustrated and confused because the depth and breadth of what Java can do is virtually anything.

I'm not even sure if this is the right place to post this question as this could just be a powerpoint about MVC and I can keep it moving to the backlog that is developing already.

So if you were asked the broad question of "What is Java and what can it do?" what would you do?
 
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Matt Kidd wrote:the depth and breadth of what Java can do is virtually anything


That is pretty much true. So the question you need to be answering is "what does your company need Java to do?".

It would be interesting for you to learn the reasons behind this already made decision to go with Java. As opposed to say C#, Ruby, Scala, Erlang, Python, or <insert other favourite language here>. A conversation has already taken place that has concluded with "Okay so that's settled, we're moving to Java because.....". You need to find out what that "because" part was.

You need to know who your audience is, you say "everyone else" but who are they? Sys Admins? Sys Support? Sales? HR? Directors? BAs? Middle Management? Window cleaners?
You need to know what questions that audience are hoping to get answered by attending your session.
 
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