Regrettable Spring

Thanks to the otherwise well-intentioned and very talented folk at Spring Source (aka interface21), the software world has been blessed with yet another pointless certificate.

In the Middle Ages you could buy all sorts of permits from the catholic church that would "certify" you were apt and allowed to perform some activity. For example, you could buy a permit that allowed you to eat meat on fast days (rather than the otherwise ubiquitous salted fish). "Certified Friday Meat Muncher". Needless to say, it was quite a profitable business for the church.

My company is hiring. We don't believe in certificates. We believe in people with brains and the right attitude.

Zeitgeist

Hmm, the Ruby fad did not last very long.

It seems that not even JRuby can save it.

I wonder how long it will take till we get "Scala on Sails"? Oh wait, Google tells me it's already there!