On the subject of Scott McNealy recently stepping down as Sun's CEO, Gosling said he did not know if this was something McNealy particularly wanted to do or not. The company has been beset by poor financial performance in recent years, leading to prior speculation that McNealy would step aside.
"That's a question for Scott to answer or not," Gosling said.
At JavaOne in San Francisco, the newly released Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 will be a key focus.
"The big thing that we're going to be emphasizing is all the stuff in Java EE 5," Gosling said. Java EE 5 was unveiled last week and features ease of use improvements and Web services programming enhancements. Reducing complexity for developers is a prime objective in Java EE, according to Gosling.
The show will include a focus on integrating units such as handhelds with back end systems such as manufacturing systems, he said.
As far as Java's future, Gosling stresses networking. "It's all about integration. It’s all about building connected systems that are extremely diverse," he said.
"The cell phone is tomorrow's desktop," Gosling said.
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