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#126 – James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing

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Java - The Most Popular Programming Language in the World

Java is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. It was created by a group of people who were worried about what computing industry was missing out on. C and C plus plus absolutely owned the universe at that time, so where was the need for a revolution? Well, it was just as simple and vague as There are things happening. Out there and understand them. We need to understand them.

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