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"Father of Java" Resigns From Sun/Oracle

Posted by timothy on from the oracle-must've-seen-that-coming dept.

Thrashing Rage writes "James Gosling has confirmed he is leaving Sun/Oracle: 'Yes, indeed, the rumors are true: I resigned from Oracle a week ago (April 2nd). I apologize to everyone in St. Petersburg who came to TechDays on Thursday expecting to hear from me. I really hated not being there. As to why I left, it's difficult to answer: just about anything I could say that would be accurate and honest would do more harm than good. The hardest part is no longer being with all the great people I've had the privilege to work with over the years. I don't know what I'm going to do next, other than take some time off before I start job hunting.'"

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  1. Not the best timing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Looking for a job? Get in line, buddy.

    1. Re:Not the best timing by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Funny

      Much like Chuck Norris ... it's not hunting, as that implies the possibility of failure. James Gosling goes job *killing*.

    2. Re:Not the best timing by greg1104 · · Score: 5, Funny

      You know how sometimes tech jobs request things like "Java: 15 years experience" that leave you screaming at the HR people that the language wasn't even released until 1996? While you're busy crying about that, James Gosling is going to laugh at you and take that job.

  2. Job hunting by wigaloo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't think James is going to be job "hunting"... Unless it is the kind of hunting where you stay at home and accept "applications" from prospective employers.

  3. it's not too late by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    for him to brush up on his vb.net skills

    and maybe he should get some ms access experience

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  4. I never could understand Java by PatPending · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally long super volatile import Ellison break instanceof native abstract class Glosling.

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  5. Re:bad by timmarhy · · Score: 5, Funny

    unlike your job at burger king, he would have plenty of money put away to not have to worry about unemployment checks.

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  6. He will be missed. One question though. by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is he quitting? Will he leave all his stuff behind for garbage collectors to pick up? Or will he clean up after him by hand?

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  7. Re:He will be missed. One question though. by spiffmastercow · · Score: 5, Funny

    It depends on whether any of his coworkers use him as a reference.

  8. Re:He will be missed. One question though. by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is he quitting? Will he leave all his stuff behind for garbage collectors to pick up? Or will he clean up after him by hand?

    Unfortunately, his garbage collector is non-deterministic.

  9. Re:One of Many by Mad+Merlin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Furthermore, IBM would surely fuck up Java with endless "enterprise" bloated retardation.

    Continuing the Java tradition, you mean?

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  10. Re:bad by Hal_Porter · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah but he doesn't have a freezer full of Whoppers

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  11. Re:He will be missed. One question though. by martin-boundary · · Score: 4, Funny

    If he's looking for some advice in this regard, I have a few pointers...

    java.lang.PointersAreNotAllowedException
    at org.slashdot.javascript.JokeFactory.initGlobal(JokeFactory.java:207)
    at joke.dynamics.Woosh.execute(Woosh.java:17)
    at joke.Main.loadDynamics(Unknown Source)
    at joke.Main.go(Unknown Source)
    at joke.Main.access$0(Unknown Source)
    at joke.Main$3.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:597)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)

  12. Re:Here, I printed my resume on a business card by ClosedSource · · Score: 5, Funny

    HR would take one look at that and say "This guy must be joking, he didn't invent coffee" and then toss the resume in the circular file.