Chaotic Java

I always wanted to see and know what the people reading the blog actually thought of it.

I do know many come to Chaotic Java from Google, referring to it when needed if CJ has a popular answer on a certain topic. However, I really liked posts like the IDE Wars post, where people started a discussion in the comments area – it was something. That’s why I tried having an IRC day/week – which was fun but attracted only a couple of people.

Today I noticed something called “Google Friends Connect“, which is supposed to be an embedded version of the Open Social platform Google and other companies are developing. Obviously, with my luck, it’s probably going to be replaced in a few weeks with Google Wave, but until then – let’s enjoy a little social moment.

So, for your pleasure, the GFC widget, right here in Chaotic Java! Join through the top bar, comment through the comments widget, and connect (or something!)

[gfc gadget=review width=460px]

The Garbage Collection set of posts (Generations, Parallel and Concurrent, Tips and Memory Leaks) are ones that I am personally very proud of. First, they were very interesting to write, as the material is extremely interesting; second, a lot of people seemed to enjoy them, and found interest in reading them; and third, it seems that the first post was the most read post in the blog since November ’07, and that’s even more remarkable when considering that the post was published on December!

Because of the last reason, which showed me how much people love the garbage collection subject, I’ve asked my sister to draw a little comic panel discussing the issue. I find it amusing; my sister’s partner found it tragic. I wonder what you think of it!
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So, let’s de-annonymize ourselves! I invite everyone who reads this (and those who don’t but I don’t see how they’ll know otherwise… ) to join me on IRC in server irc.freenode.net, channel #chaoticjava (direct link) .

My virtual existence will be there for the entire next week (starting today), and I will try to be behind the keyboard and type a few words of wisdom most of the time, providing that there’ll be someone to listen. The main point of this is to get some real, live feedback from whoever’s reading this blog. Maybe you have suggestions, ideas for topics you’d want to see covered, or complaints you want to give in person (or the closest option to that). Since I’m not going to publish my email, and sometimes people find it uncomfortable leaving a comment on a blog, I’ve decided to try out this IRC idea.

(Somehow I get the feeling that I’ll be there all alone in that IRC room…)