# I am the Watcher. I am your guide through this vast new twtiverse.
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# Usage:
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/users              View list of users and latest twt date.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/twt                View all twts.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/mentions?uri=:uri  View all mentions for uri.
#     https://watcher.sour.is/api/plain/conv/:hash         View all twts for a conversation subject.
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# Options:
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#     offset  Start index for quey.
#     limit   Count of items to return (going back in time).
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# twt range = 1 1
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The decline and fall of Java on the desktop part 1 (1999-2005)
This is the first in a series of articles about the history of Java on the Desktop, from my perspective as a developer who started working with Java in the late ‘90’s. I’m writing this, partly as a background for why I created jDeploy, a developer-friendly desktop deployment tool for Java. Despite the ominous tone of this article’s title, I believe that Java is a compelling platform for modern desktop applica ... ⌘ Read more