I've got 40 years C experience, mostly with device drivers and OS internals (helped port Linux to the SH-4 back in 2000). I retired a few years back (thank you Qualcomm), and learned Java to scratch ...

James Gosling is a 20-year veteran of Sun Microsystems and wears many hats at the company, including vice president and Sun fellow and CTO for the vendor’s Java Development Platform and Tools group.

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Over the past 30 years, a vibrant community has formed around Java. Throughout the year, I interviewed several German-speaking representatives about their experiences. The response was overwhelming.