The question for me has been: how could Gosling not go work for Google?
He could have joined his own company, or Microsoft, or Facebook
James Gosling joining Google
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Re: James Gosling joining Google
#22The google influx does remind of "The Sublimed" from Iain M. Banks' Culture novels.
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#23I once saw Gosling in an airport terminal waiting for a flight. He was consuming a large hot dog. I considered approaching him but decided to respect his privacy. When he finished his hot dog, he threw the messy wrapper directly onto the carpet. It was not a missed shot at the trash can, it was just blithely dropped on the floor. That's when I realized his work on automatic garbage collection had gone too far. I can'…
oops my bad, I didn't realize this was a fictional story. <feels dumb?
Re: James Gosling joining Google
#24It is definitely good news for Google. However, as far I as know Gosling was not working on core technical projects for a long time. Maybe he will work more like a tech evangelist like Tim Bray.
But don't you want that sort of guy _not_ working on core projects? - then they get intrigued by running some little embedded language on toasters, and WHAM.
(But you do involve them in enough core work such they have a feel for the practicalities)
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Makes me wonder whether they will bring out a competitor to Java, maybe for Android.
If anything, they'll try to continue with Java instead, I'd expect. They're a big user internally.
Gosling would provide the credibility necessary if Google wanted to usurp Oracle as the provider of an "official" version of Java and/or the JVM. Big Corps are terrified of Oracle. I worked for a Fortune 100 which was all about using Weblogic vs. open source offerings like JBoss. Then, after the Oracle acquisition, the directive was to "explore competing options". Oracle's history of shakedowns is so well established that Google or someone similar might have a shot. I was surprise that IBM didn't make a better attempt to steal Sun's place.
One thing to note is that I don't entirely understand the IP issues surrounding Java.
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#26I once saw Gosling in an airport terminal waiting for a flight. He was consuming a large hot dog. I considered approaching him but decided to respect his privacy. When he finished his hot dog, he threw the messy wrapper directly onto the carpet. It was not a missed shot at the trash can, it was just blithely dropped on the floor. That's when I realized his work on automatic garbage collection had gone too far. I can'…
> I suspect that Bjarne would have discarded his own trash properly Either that, or hold it forever.
I see he uses the "Hotdog Acquisition is Satisfaction" idiom.
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#27hope the other guys are not too mean to him.
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#29I once saw Gosling in an airport terminal waiting for a flight. He was consuming a large hot dog. I considered approaching him but decided to respect his privacy. When he finished his hot dog, he threw the messy wrapper directly onto the carpet. It was not a missed shot at the trash can, it was just blithely dropped on the floor. That's when I realized his work on automatic garbage collection had gone too far. I can'…
> I suspect that Bjarne would have discarded his own trash properly Either that, or hold it forever.
Either that, or accidentally eat his arm.
Re: James Gosling joining Google
#30Ken Thompson, Guido Von Rossum, James Gosling : Good going Google.