Q&A With James Gosling, Father of Java

Minaloush writes to tell us that in a recent Q&A with Sun's James Gosling, the father of Java fielded questions on the GPL, security, the role of Java in the enterprise. "If you come up with a good software development tool, that makes life easier for the developers and they can get their job done quicker, then the first thing the manager says is 'oh you've got free time on your hands. Do this extra thing'."

Comments

Re:Yeah, so?

[TaleSpinner]

I think I must've worked for you once upon a time.

Crafting tools is not wasting time. Frequently the fastest way to accomplish s six-week project is to take a month to write the tool...which will then complete the project in under a week. Management with your attitude will a) never see tools produced that increase the department's overall productivity and b) you won't have the best people working for you. No one likes working in a hamster wheel, and your shop smells of cedar shavings from here.

Re:Another reason I can avoid Java

[evil_Tak]

Amusingly, that highlights one of Java's famous gotchas. You'll need to do something more like:

if(suspect.equals("Patrick Naughton")){ //nothing }