Now I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve had my issues with Java-the-language over the years. When it came to the lack of support for Design by Contract, for example, I recall thinking to myself back in the late 90s “if I ever meet James Gosling personally, I’m gonna give him a piece of my mind!”

Well, at long last I did finally get a chance to meet James “the father of Java” Gosling (which I guess makes him the grandfather of Groovy, Scale, JRuby and subsequently the great grandfather of myriad other life-changing innovations.) And guess what… I did not give him a piece of my mind.

This was because immediately following the Java Rookie event JG was simply too forthcoming, too attentive and too downright chilled when I approached him with a view to chatting about matters more constructive than simply what Java lacks or cannot do.

Here I am in chat mode with The Man:

Here are some other members of the Canoo/Jazoon’09 team in completely natural poses:

So thanks James for gracing Jazoon’09 with your presence. You made a great conference even greater. We wish you a pleasant journey home!

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