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Gosling on creating Java: Like 'science fiction'

June 30, 2005 James Gosling, who led the project that eventually became Java says his team never could have predicted their work's significance in what was to come. TAGS: James Gosling, science fiction, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java

Gosling looks down Sun's open road

March 19, 2007 The man behind Java offers his take on open source, security and why IT is always "on the edge of collapse." TAGS: James Gosling, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, security, platform, information technology

Is Java getting better with age?

January 9, 2006 Scripting languages are catching on with developers, but Sun's James Gosling sees plenty of kick left in Java. TAGS: James Gosling, scripting language, Java, AJAX, programming language, BEA Systems Inc., programming, PHP, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog

Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativity

March 6, 2008 So-called father of Java hopes that JavaFX will enable a Blu-ray graphical user experience beyond playing high-definition DVDs. TAGS: James Gosling, Blu-ray, Blu-ray disc, Java, victory, Sydney, Sun Microsystems Inc., DVD

Gosling questions Sun-Microsoft pact

February 3, 2005 The father of Java tells developers that in some ways, the technical agreement with Microsoft is meaning less and less. Video: "We're not a .Net company," Sun's Gosling says TAGS: James Gosling, Samba, Sun Microsystems Inc., agreement, DMCA, digital-rights management, antitrust, father, European Union, Java, open source, Microsoft Corp., Europe, developer, U.S., DVD

Java goes back to the PC

May 11, 2007 James Gosling, who helped create Sun Microsystems' Java software, is working to bring it back to its desktop computing roots.Making things easy with JavaFX Sun looks to jolt interest in Java TAGS: James Gosling, applet, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java Platform, Stephen Shankland, scripting language, GUI, 2D, Adobe Systems Inc., PC, Microsoft Corp.

A closer look at Java

June 29, 2005 James Gosling gets down to the nitty-gritty on Sun's software and assesses the open-source odds. TAGS: James Gosling, JavaOne, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., trade show, consumer electronics, electronics, cell phone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Door to Java source code opens a crack wider

March 16, 2005 "Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source. TAGS: J2SE, James Gosling, Java software, Java, Java software company, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, open source, J2EE, Java 2, source code, software company

'Free' is the new 'cheap' for software tools

January 31, 2006 The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools. TAGS: IBM DB2, James Gosling, Oracle Corp., free version, IBM Corp., software developer, programming tool, database, open source, database server, BEA Systems Inc., vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

Live from San Francisco, Scott McNealy

May 19, 2006 It was comedy hour at JavaOne, as Sun's chairman laid out his Letterman-style "Top 10 best things about not being CEO." Video: McNealy hams it up TAGS: Scott McNealy, JavaOne, James Gosling, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, San Francisco, chairman, Java, video

Java to appear in next-gen DVD players

June 28, 2005 Sun announces that Java, a technology originally conceived for consumer electronics devices, will be built into Blu-ray Disc players. TAGS: Java, Blu-ray, James Gosling, Blu-ray disc, Sun Microsystems Inc., consumer electronics, home entertainment, DVD player, DVD, HD-DVD, entertainment, Panasonic, Dell, server