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It makes sense that those who've stayed on under Oracle have a favorable opinion of how Oracle does things: one might say they are self-selected for it.
by sangnoir 4y ago
It makes sense that those who've stayed on under Oracle have a favorable opinion of how Oracle does things: one might say they are self-selected for it.
- jstimpfle 4y agoSurvivorship Bias.
- pron 4y agoI guess, except that the entire top technical leadership has remained unchanged for thirteen years now -- something Sun wasn't able to maintain for Java -- and they couldn't have known how things would turn out back then. Also, it's not about "how Oracle does things" but "how Oracle runs Java", which is probably quite different from how Oracle does other things. Given the outcome, it's hard to argue that Sun was a better steward to Java.
- agumonkey 4y agoGood point but still interesting considering Oracle's reputation. One could argue that even those still at Oracle would say "we don't like it but we didn't find something else... we're used to it".
- rst 4y agoIn particular, it excludes very senior people who left almost immediately after the takeover, due to differences with Oracle management -- most notably James Gosling. https://www.eweek.com/development/java-creator-james-gosling-why-i-quit-oracle/ https://www.eweek.com/development/java-creator-james-gosling...