Heading to Apple
December 4, 2009
Big news! I’ve accepted a job at Apple and will be starting there on Monday, December 7th, 2009. This is an absolutely fantastic opportunity and I am very much looking forward to contributing to the Mac platform. I don’t yet know what this will mean for Mac Widgets for Java or this blog, but I’ll keep you posted.
Exploding Pixels 
December 4, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Great news! One way or the other, it seems I will keep using your software.. Keep up the good work!
December 4, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Congratulations Ken. Very happy for you :-)
— Jonathan
December 4, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Thanks Jonathan! I’m really looking forward to this opportunity.
December 4, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Hey Ken,
Congratulations! That’s excellent. If you join their Java team, it will be Apple’s gain.
Regards,
Steve McLeod
December 4, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Hi Steve,
I’m not joining the Java team, but I certainly won’t be a stranger to Mike Swingler and Mac Java team.
-Ken
December 4, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Congratulations, I hope you can make the Java Apps look better on OS X!!
December 4, 2009 at 7:38 pm
On the other hand, he’s not going to Sun, so we can’t get all the dorky stuff in Swing fixed.
I think he’s *not* joining the Java team.
December 4, 2009 at 7:39 pm
In any case, his close eye for UI design will be Apple’s gain.
December 4, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Congrats! You’re well worth it. Though I’d hope that Sun snagged you first. For purely egoistic reasons though.
Cheers,
Mikael
December 4, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Thanks Mikael!
December 4, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Ken,
Congratulation!, maybe you could convince them to put a jvm into the iPhone.(just kidding).
Enjoy your new job. I hope you will keep up with Sea Glass with Kathryn.
-Carl
December 4, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Congratulations !
Great news, sounds like a perfect fit for you !
Best regards,
Gath
December 4, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Congrats…they picked the right one :-)
December 4, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Congratulations!
Hope that will help make Java UI on a Mac as polished as it can be. Looking forward to something beautiful anyway.
Regards,
Alex
December 4, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Congratulations, man! Any details about the job description/position or would you rather keep that to yourself?:) Just curious what you’ll be doing there.
Anyway, great! Have fun there and let us know how it turns out ;)
December 4, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Well, to be safe, all I’ll say is that I’ll be working on user interfaces in Objective-C and Cocoa.
I’m looking forward to living out in California (I’m in the Boston area now) — should be a blast!
-Ken
December 4, 2009 at 9:42 pm
First, I want to congratulate you on the new job Ken. It’s an incredible opportunity that is well deserved. They are lucky hiring a talented guy like you.
Then, I want to thank you for the great job you’ve been doing blogging and with your open source projects, while I still have a chance to do so. Apple has “interesting” policies which will probably mean you’ll have to stop blogging and working on those projects altogether.
So it is both a great loss for the Java & Open-Source communities, and a great announcement that deserves praise and congratulations!
Kuddos, man :)
Rémy
December 4, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Thanks for the kind words Remy. I’m not sure what the implications on my blog or Mac Widgets for Java will be. If I have to, I plan to hand off Mac Widgets for Java to someone else in order to keep it going.
-Ken
December 4, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Ken,
Thanks for your great work in both real code product and in Swing advocacy (at the very least, showing us that not all Swing apps have to suck)! It has been a real pleasure watching the work of a true craftsman.
Congratulations and good luck!
Cheers,
-Mark
December 4, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Thanks Mark! I hope I’ve helped to shake the stigma attached to Java user interfaces, especially on the Mac.
December 4, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Yes, he certainly is a true craftsman.
It’s been an honor to work with him, and I hope we can continue to work together.
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December 5, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Good luck Ken – you’ll be missed in your old position…
-Yair
December 5, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Thanks Yair!
December 5, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Congratulations! Keep the good work!
December 6, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Congrats Ken! Nice news ;)
What “kind of” work is it?
-Jan
December 8, 2009 at 12:55 am
Thanks knalli! User interface work using Objective-C and Cocoa.
December 6, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Really glad for you! Who knows, maybe you’ll be working on the 10.7 interface? Definitely a gain for Apple, hopefully for you, too!
– Daniel
December 6, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Congrats Ken ! I really think this is a very good news for Apple.
I only want to say you that don’t stop blogging. I’mm newbie on Java and OSX, but you, and the mac widgets for java, are one of the reasons I decided learning Java.
Regards from Spain,
José Luis
December 8, 2009 at 12:56 am
Thanks Jose! I’ll try and keep Mac Widgets for Java alive one way or another.
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December 6, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Excellent news ken, for sure you’re deserve this, and much more. Everybody knows that Apple always get the best to be able to delivery the best, and one think I can tell you, you’re the best. Java will not be the same. I hope the best for you there man, and god bless you and your family.
Your blog to me is the best blog, so I’m praying already that apple will let you continue with it.
You are the man
December 7, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Congrats! As the others say, it’s well deserved. Good luck, and thanks for your work so far :)
December 10, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Congrats!!!
Wish you all the best :)
Ashen
December 12, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Congratulations! You “really” deserve it! I hope you still continue blogging :)
December 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Congrats, Ken!
I hope Apple will treat you well.
-hendrik
December 15, 2009 at 9:30 am
Congratulations Ken.enjoy the sunshine !
December 15, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Congrats Ken!
Hope you find time to continue your excellent blog and provide us with more Swing tips! It’s a sure favorite. And of course I hope you can kick Mike S. or someone in the team’s leg whenever there are serious bugs in the Apple Java implementation. ;-)
.k
December 15, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Thanks Harald — coincidently, I sit about 100 feet from Mike!
January 5, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Congrats Ken! Apple is lucky to have you. I too hope that you continue blogging.
January 5, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Thanks Harold!
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