--Originally published at chozaoop
Just finished Triangulation Episode 245 featuring James Gosling, the creator/inventor of probably the most used programming language in the world, Java.
Leo and him talked about some really interesting stuff here, but what really caught my eye was how it started as something simple and came to become the tool or language that revolutionized the entire world.
Don’t forget that Java is actually in millions and millions of devices, our PC, smartphones, Cars, Multimedia players, GPS Navigators, and may many more. We owe Gosling and his team a freaking LOT, the Internet itself developed a lot around Java and the world’s companies, communication and the whole Information Era happened because of this.
Another subject that seems interesing the whole controversy with companies such as Google, are not willing to pay for a licence for using Java or it’s API, and how Oracle sued them and later became unsuccesfull with the demand which resulted in Google not being charged, but hey! it didn’t end there, there is supposedly another trial in which Oracle calls for 9.3 BILLION DOLLARS!
At last, that last subject about the Wave Glider from Liquid Robotics (a company Gosling works in) seemed really cool, and it was funny when James said that he recieved a call from a ship crew telling him they spent a whole hour trying to catch the Wave Glider, funny and ironic how an effective software working can cause such frustration.
I’ll leave you with this picture of a cup from Sun Microsystems (another company James worked in).