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James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing | Lex Fridman Podcast #126

James Gosling is the founder and lead designer of the Java programming language. Please check out our sponsors to get a discount and to support this podcast: - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex - ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/lexpod EPISODE LINKS: James Twitter: https://twitter.com/errcraft James Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gosling PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 4:45 - Irrational numbers 8:04 - Math and programming 10:36 - Coding style 14:41 - First computer 23:54 - Lisp 27:22 - Write an Emacs implementation in C 35:15 - Early days of the Internet 45:57 - Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos 56:13 - Work hard and smart 58:48 - Open source 1:10:25 - Java 1:28:31 - Java virtual machine 1:44:05 - Android 1:47:04 - Advice CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostJames Goslingguest
Sep 24, 20201h 51mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 4:45

    Introduction

  2. 4:45 – 8:04

    Irrational numbers

  3. 8:04 – 10:36

    Math and programming

  4. 10:36 – 14:41

    Coding style

  5. 14:41 – 23:54

    First computer

  6. 23:54 – 27:22

    Lisp

  7. 27:22 – 35:15

    Write an Emacs implementation in C

  8. 35:15 – 45:57

    Early days of the Internet

  9. 45:57 – 56:13

    Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos

  10. 56:13 – 58:48

    Work hard and smart

  11. 58:48 – 1:10:25

    Open source

  12. 1:10:25 – 1:28:31

    Java

  13. 1:28:31 – 1:44:05

    Java virtual machine

  14. 1:44:05 – 1:47:04

    Android

  15. 1:47:04 – 1:51:00

    Advice

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