Introduction
Asingle hype is not enough to change the world. But multiple hypes together can change it as long as they are part of a bigger trend.
This book discusses more than one hyped technology: cloud computing, NoSQL, and HTML5. The technologies in this book combine well with other hyped technologies: functional languages (Scala) and connected devices (iPhone, iPad, Android).
The Internet is changing the world. That is old news, yes, but because it’s old news, you may easily overlook the Internet’s ongoing dynamics and influences. A good indicator that you are missing the cybership is if you are still stuck on Spring and Hibernate. Frameworks solving yesterday’s problems are blocking the way to handle tomorrow’s challenges.
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