PUBLIC MARKS from amyrussell with tag android

The dudes at Java Developers Journal (JDJ, for you acronym hipsters) has always had a hard-on for conspiracies involving Microsoft and Java. "Embrace and extend" is a mantra akin to the Dalek's "Exterminate!" in their editorial corridors. Now they see a conspiracy in Google Android.

I'm glad that my Comp Sci classes were taught differently from my Art History courses, otherwise all I would remember is the hum of the slide projector and the taste of sleep in my mouth. Instead I remember the Bridge Pattern and the wonderful things it can do for you. Specifically, you can decouple an abstract component GUI from it's concrete implementation (see AWT). This makes the task of retargeting the GUI framework to a new platform comparatively quick and easy.