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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.

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

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EPISODE INFO

Released
September 24, 2020
Duration
1h 51m
Channel
Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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:

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:

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and James Gosling, James Gosling: Java, JVM, Emacs, and the Early Days of Computing | Lex Fridman Podcast #126 explores James Gosling on Java, safety, Emacs, and humane tech leadership James Gosling reflects on his early fascination with math, programming, and hardware hacking, tracing how those experiences shaped his thinking about software correctness, safety, and language design.

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