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James Gosling Appointed to the Order of Canada

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the make-the-bad-man-stop dept.

Andrija Ifkovic writes "James Gosling, the creator of Java language and a VP of Sun has been appointed to the Order of Canada. 'The Order of Canada recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement and contributions to society and the country by Canadians from all walks of life.' This is the highest honor Canada can bestow upon its citizens."

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  1. Why Gosling? by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    Why is James Gosling is receiving the OoC?
    I was just looking through the Java source and it says "// Author: Joyce Hatto"

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  2. Highest Honor by whisper_jeff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Highest honor? Bah! Stanley Cup tickets are the highest honor that can be bestoyed upon any real Canadian.

  3. Re:Blame Canada! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there nothing they are not at fault for?


    Dangling prepositions. That's all you.

  4. Re:Yeah, yeah, we see you up there... by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > Look everybody, Canada is a country too! They have awards and everything!

    It's not even a real VM anyway.