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James Gosling
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James Gosling

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Canadian computer scientist who created the Java programming language while working at Sun Microsystems.

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worked at

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Sun MicrosystemsUnverifiedHighFresh1
Oracle CorporationUnverifiedHighFresh1
GoogleUnverifiedHighFresh1

created language

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JavaUnverifiedHighFresh1

known for

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Java programming languageUnverifiedHighFresh1

nationality

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CanadianUnverifiedHighFresh1

education

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Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1
University of CalgaryUnverifiedHighFresh1

birth year

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1955UnverifiedHighFresh1

programming expertise

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Object-oriented programmingUnverifiedHighFresh1

degree

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PhD in Computer ScienceUnverifiedHighFresh1

nickname

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Father of JavaUnverifiedModerateFresh1

also created

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NetBeans IDEUnverifiedModerateFresh1

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