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Java Studio Creator used to cost $99, but Sun is now offering it as a free download with registration to the Sun Developer Network. SDN registration also is free, Roberts said.

Oracle gained control of Java after it purchased Sun in 2009. “The issue has always been interoperability. It’s one of the major aspects that has made the Java community thrive,” Gosling added.

In the second part of two-part Q&A, Sun Microsystems Inc. Vice President James Gosling, the creator of Java, spoke about a variety of issues facing his creation.