Quotes by Java I fear - as far as I can tell - that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training. Alan Kay javatrainingdegrees If the pros at Sun had had a chance to fix Java, the world would be a much more pleasant place. This is not secret knowledge. It's just secret to this pop culture. Alan Kay javasecretworld I fear - as far as I can tell - that most undergraduate degrees in computer science these days are basically Java vocational training. I've heard complaints from even mighty Stanford University with its illustrious faculty that basically the undergraduate computer science program is little more than Java certification. Alan Kay stanford-universityjavatraining I love coffee, I love tea, I love the Java Jive, and it loves me. Coffee and tea and the Java and me, A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup. Ben Oakland javacoffeetea (In response to Java) Anybody who thinks a little 9,000-line program that's distributed free and can be cloned by anyone is going to affect anything we do at Microsoft has his head screwed on wrong. Bill Gates javamicrosoftthinking Java isn't platform independent; it is a platform Bjarne Stroustrup javaplatformsindependent This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language than it is today. Bjarne Stroustrup javaeffortmay After all, C++ isn't a perfect match for Java's design aims either. Bjarne Stroustrup javadesignperfect However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious. Bjarne Stroustrup javaseriouslanguage C++ and Java, say, are presumably growing faster than plain C, but I bet C will still be around. Dennis Ritchie javagrowingfaster I'm just an observer of Java, and where Microsoft wants to go with C# is too early to tell. Dennis Ritchie javamicrosoftwant C is declining somewhat in usage compared to C++, and maybe Java, but perhaps even more compared to higher-level scripting languages. It's still fairly strong for the basic system-type things. Dennis Ritchie javalevelsstrong If Sun were to hand the management of Java over to a committee of monkeys, would it be more successful? Eric Sink javasuccessfulhands Travelers describe a tree in the island of Java whose pestiferous exhalations blight every tiny blade of grass within the compass of its shade. So it is with despotism. Giovanni Ruffini javaislandstree Now, it's my belief that Python is a lot easier than to teach to students programming and teach them C or C++ or Java at the same time because all the details of the languages are so much harder. Other scripting languages really don't work very well there either. Guido van Rossum javadetailspython Mark Hammond is working in this area, with Windows Scripting Host. It is definitely an area where Python fits almost perfectly. That's quite independent from Java, actually. Guido van Rossum javaindependentpython Java is C++ without the guns, clubs and knives. James Gosling javaknivesgun I think it would be a tragic statement of the universe if Java was the last language that swept through. James Gosling javawould-bethinking If I were to pick a language to use today other than Java, it would be Scala James Gosling javausewould-be I was interested in Java the beginning, but the problem with Java is you do have to switch your platform. Miguel de Icaza javaplatformsproblem12»
