As I read Terrence’s blog Goodbye Sun & Thanks, Scott, I think back at my days when I worked closely with Sun. Many believed that I worked for Sun but I actually didn’t…
I have been a fan of Sun Microsystems through out my school years and then during my professional career. Like many, I was part of Sun’s and Java ecosystem and developer community.
Sun and Java have played a big role in my professional career…
I had the pleasure to work with many great people and minds at Sun and use Sun’s technologies. I spent a lot of time working with Sun’s mobile (from KVM to J2ME/Java ME) and server technologies and even writing for them (also see my Mobile Java section on my blog).
For years I ran a popular website/blog called J2MEDeveloper.com and I wrote one of the first books on MIDP. I participated and contributed to many Java Specs (JSRs) and was a very active member of the Java Community Process (JCP) and the Mobile & Embedded community where I was recognized as a community champion/star. I also helped co-design Sun Microsystems’ Mobile Java Developer Certification Exam (SCMAD). Even recently I provided advice to the ME executive committee on the future of mobile Java. In 2009 I was nominated to the 7th JCP Annual Awards.
While I was at AGEA, a startup where I was one of its first employees, I helped bring both companies to work very close to each other. Back in 2000-2003 we created products based on J2EE and J2ME and created NetBeans extensions for developers to create mobile apps. I even helped raise $12.2 million in funding most of which as the lead investor came from Sun, making AGEA a Sun portfolio company. And when I was at Aligo, I created or help create a number of software solutions based on end-to-end Java. And at eZee and others. And via Artemis Wireless Werks the dozens of companies I helped with their mobile Java solutions. And today it continues from Java ME to Java on Android.
As you can see, Sun played a big role in my professional career. Those were great days that I enjoyed very much and which I am very proud of. Those days as Sun are gone now; a new era indeed. I can’t get used to see Oracle’s brand on Sun’s sites. Bye Sun Microsystems, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish…
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