“You see people doing Java-based internal applications all over the pla...” — James Gosling Quote

You see people doing Java-based internal applications all over the place, regular desktop applications that are sort of front-ends to the things in the back, or standalone things.

I didn't do programming language stuff in college at all.

Most developer tools try to shield you from actually writing code in constructing the GUI bits or the database bits. Yet when you do write code you usually get glass teletypes where high tech is keyword coloring.

The way that NetBeans is architected, it's not so much a tool as a tool environment.

One of the things that Java is good at is giving you this homogeneous view of a reality that's usually very heterogeneous.

In essence, Chrome OS is the GNU/Linux operating system. However, it is delivered without the usual applications, and rigged up to impede and discourage installing applications.

IT professionals have a responsibility to understand the use of standards and the importance of making Web applications that work with any kind of device.

The ability to send applications by post allows fraudsters to apply in false or stolen identities without fear of arrest and to make multiple applications in the hope of getting one through. It allows the possibility of passports being applied for with the photographs of people who are outside the U.K. and seeking to enter illegally.

I think my parents wanted me to be whatever I wanted to be. But I do remember them - when I first moved out to L.A. - sending me applications to grad school for teaching.