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Joshua Bloch

ジョシュア・ブロック　/　じょしゅあ・ぶろっく

American engineer

August 28, 1961 (age 64)　・　Southampton, New York, United States

New York
engineer
computer scientist
businessperson

My Take

As someone who writes code, I hold Joshua Bloch in real esteem. Born in Southampton, New York, and trained at Carnegie Mellon, he designed core pieces of the Java platform, including the Collections Framework and the math package, foundations that millions of programmers touch every single day. Yet he has never traded on flash; he is an engineer, businessman, and teacher who keeps passing knowledge forward. What I admire is the discipline of quietly perfecting systems that the whole industry leans on without ever noticing. Bloch represents the unglamorous backbone of computer science, and to me that kind of patient, foundational work is the truest mark of mastery.

Overview

Joshua J. Bloch (born August 28, 1961) is an American software engineer and a technology author. He led the design and implementation of numerous Java platform features, including the Java Collections Framework, the java.math package, and the assert mechanism.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Joshua Bloch
Name (Japanese): ジョシュア・ブロック
Reading: じょしゅあ・ぶろっく
Born: August 28, 1961 (age 64)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Ox
Origin: Southampton, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: engineer / computer scientist / businessperson / university teacher / software developer

2. Background

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University: Carnegie Mellon University

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4. Personality

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