Tim Bray, a distinguished engineer and director of web technologies at Sun Microsystems, presented three documents related to the future of web applications. The first document expressed fear about an unfolding global financial calamity. The second discussed getting through tough times by focusing on work opportunities and oneself. It suggested avoiding waterfalls and software licenses, getting in the cloud, and contributing to open source. The third considered the possibility of being wrong and emphasized building skills, contributing to open source, publishing, networking, and starting now.