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????在Java歷史上，詹姆斯?戈士林曾是舉足輕重的人物。3月28日，他決定加盟谷歌公司（Google）。 ????戈士林于去年4月份離開了太陽計算機系統公司（Sun）/甲骨文公司（Oracle），他曾在自己的網絡日志上表示：“至于為何離開，我很難作答：即便我所言完全屬實并且準確無誤，結果也是弊大于利。多年來，我曾有幸與一些了不起的人共事，離開他們是個很困難的選擇。” ????即將離任的谷歌首席執行官埃里克?施密特亦曾效力于Sun公司，并在Java剛剛誕生的早期歲月里，發揮過重要作用。 ????但是對谷歌而言，不幸的是施密特對Java做出貢獻，是在被Sun雇傭之時。因此這不會對眼下谷歌與甲骨文爭奪Java專利的法律戰產生什么影響。 ????3月28日當天，戈士林在其網絡日志上公布了加盟谷歌的消息。他表示：“我還不知曉自己將在谷歌擔任什么工作。但我希望那是件比較重要的工作，能讓我這個脾氣乖戾的老人感到些活力。” ????也許，谷歌可以派他去負責Android業務。2009年，戈士林曾對eWeek表示，那塊業務需要合適的領導人（盡管我可以想見，許多人會持不同意見）。 ????而Android部門的現狀是，他們確實缺少一名德高望重的領導人。因此，所有手機廠商都可以依己所愿，為所欲為，以致這塊業務充滿了隨意性。結果既有可能是百花爭艷的可喜局面，但也有可能是亂成一鍋粥。我私下里猜測，由于已經來來回回折騰了幾次，大概變成一團糟的可能性更大。 ????戈士林也由此成為最新一名加盟谷歌的互聯網技術名人，在他之前加盟的還包括：溫頓?瑟夫、斯圖?費爾德曼、彼得?諾維格、阿爾?斯派克特、尤迪?曼博以及埃里克?施密特。 ????譯者：大海 |
????Google (GOOG) has picked up a major player in the history of Java in James Gosling today. ????Gosling left Sun/Oracle (ORCL) in April, saying on his blog, ????"As to why I left, it's difficult to answer: Just about anything I could say that would be accurate and honest would do more harm than good. The hardest part is no longer being with all the great people I've had the privilege to work with over the years." ????Outgoing Google CEO Eric Schmidt also played a big role in the early days of Java at Sun. ????However, that work was while employed at Sun and, unfortunately for Google, makes little difference in the ongoing legal battle with Oracle over Java patents. ????The Google hiring announcement was also made today on his blog. Gosling said, "I don't know what I'll be working on. I expect it'll be a bit of everything, seasoned with a large dose of grumpy curmudgeon." ????Perhaps Android could use him as an "adult in charge". He told eWeek in 2009 that leadership was needed in that area (though I can think of a lot of people who'd disagree). ????And what's going on in the Android world is there's kind of no adult in charge. And all these handset manufacturers are doing whatever they damn well please. Which means that it's just going to be randomness. It could be let a thousand flowers bloom, but it also could be a dog's breakfast. And I guess having been around the track a few times, it feels like it's going to be more of a dog's breakfast. ????Gosling joins other Internet engineering luminaries on Google's payroll including Vint Cerf, Stu Feldman, Peter Norvig, Al Spector, Udi Manber, Tim Bray, and even Eric Schmidt. |
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