James Gosling: The Man Who Brewed Up Java

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Entrevista com James Gosling na Business Week.

Q: How has becoming known as “the father of Java” changed your life, personally?
A: In some sense, it kind of ruined my life. I’m absolutely an engineer, a scientist kind of guy. I’ve kind of learned how to have a public presence. But it doesn’t give me the same kind of job satisfaction that building something does.
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Q: Where is Java heading in the future?
A: The thing I’ve been most involved with is the embedded world. People are embedding Java into really interesting devices. These folks tend to move very, very slowly – people who do avionics or automotive control systems or heating control systems. But there’s a lot of interesting work being done.