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James Gosling

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James Arthur Gosling is a Canadian computer scientist best known as the founder and lead designer of the Java programming language, generally credited with having invented it in 1994. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 for his contributions to Java's architecture and to windowing system development.

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Birth Year
1955 1
Birth Date
1955-05-19 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
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He is generally credited with having invented the Java programming language in 1994.
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James Arthur Gosling (born 19 May 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language.
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James Arthur Gosling (born 19 May 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language.
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James Arthur Gosling (1955-05-19) May 19, 1955 (age 71), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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