Believe Quote by Alan Kay

If the pros at Sun had had a chance to fix Java, the world would be a much more pleasant place. This is not…

— Alan Kay

So in a strong sense with Java it was a learning process for us - there was some tech learning - but the most…

— James Gosling

I think it would be a tragic statement of the universe if Java was the last language that swept through.

— James Gosling

However, when Java is promoted as the sole programming language, its flaws and limitations become serious.

— Bjarne Stroustrup

What's kept Java from being used as widely as possible is there hasn't been an Open Source implementation of it that's gotten really widespread…

— Brian Behlendorf

This evolution may compromise Java's claim of being simpler than C++, but my guess is that the effort will make Java a better language…

— Bjarne Stroustrup

Java the language is almost irrelevant. It's the design of the Java Virtual Machine. And I've seen compilers for ML, compilers for Scheme, compilers…

— James Gosling

Java development without a little heresy would be a dull place, and a dangerous one.

— Bruce Tate

After all, C++ isn't a perfect match for Java's design aims either

— Bjarne Stroustrup

All of us who attended the meeting - including Microsoft - unanimously agreed that unilaterally extending the Java programming language would hurt compatibility among…

— James Gosling

I hate java it fuckin pisses me off

— Annikken

Java isn't platform independent; it is a platform

— Bjarne Stroustrup