James Gosling
James Gosling
James Arthur Gosling, OCis a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the father of the Java programming language...
code-quality quality code
An API that isn't comprehensible isn't usable.
answer everybody services web
I think everybody has a different answer for what Web services are.
aware compatible pc shipping windows
I am aware of no PC manufacturer that is presently shipping a second, compatible JVM on their Windows systems,
engineers
We want to get engineers to think about something else.
admitted attendance extensions language microsoft unilateral
One of the Microsoft representatives in attendance admitted that unilateral language extensions would be detrimental and said that Microsoft 'wouldn't be cowboys' by unilaterally introducing such extensions in their implementation of Java.
ability agreed among attended damage extending hurt including injure java language meeting microsoft platform product run software tools whatever
All of us who attended the meeting -- including Microsoft -- unanimously agreed that unilaterally extending the Java programming language would hurt compatibility among Java tools and programs, would injure other tools vendors, and would damage customers' ability to run a Java-based software product on whatever platform they wished,
html language life soap
SOAP and XML have often been characterized as HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) for silicon-based life forms. An HTML that is readable by software,
eye google oracles
During the integration meetings between Sun and Oracle, where we were being grilled about the patent situation between Sun and Google, we could see the Oracle lawyer's eyes sparkle.
running hurt tools
All of us who attended the meeting - including Microsoft - unanimously agreed that unilaterally extending the Java programming language would hurt compatibility among Java tools and programs, would injure other tools vendors and would damage customers' ability to run a Java-based software product on whatever platform they wished.
java today would-be
If I were to pick a language to use today other than Java, it would be Scala
careers interesting people
I've surprised myself and made another career change. I had a great time at Google, met lots of interesting people, but I met some folks outside doing something completely outrageous, and after much anguish decided to leave Google.
real giving people
The real payoffs you never understand. You should just give good people money and tell them to do good things.
reality thinking people
People think of security as a noun, something you go buy. In reality, it's an abstract concept like happiness. Openness is unbelievably helpful to security.
gun knives java
Java is C++ without the guns, knives, and clubs