Strength through Joy
Bill Joy may already be a legend in his own run-time, but Sun’s visionary chief scientist just cannot stop inventing things
THIS week Sun Microsystems revealed the first details of a new superchip that it is betting will become a standard for computing in the post-PC era. In common with most of the innovations that spring from this most innovative of technology companies, MAJC (microprocessor architecture for Java computing) is the brainchild of Bill Joy, Sun's chief scientist and authentic software hero.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Strength through Joy”
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