Chapter 12. Further Exploration

It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in five years.

—John Von Neumann (circa 1949)

Javaspaces technology is a new way of building distributed programs. In this book we have attempted to provide a set of principles and patterns that can be used as a foundation upon which our understanding and use of the technology can mature. Throughout the book, you've experimented with the spaces programming model to build applications ranging from simple “Hello World” programs to rather sophisticated collaborative and parallel applications.

As you use JavaSpaces technology ...

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