Rod Johnson (programmer)
Rod Johnson | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Known for | Spring Framework |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Software |
| Institutions | VMware, SpringSource, Neo4j |
| Thesis | Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy (1830-1848) |
Roderick "Rod" Johnson is an Australian computer specialist who created the Spring Framework and co-founded SpringSource,[1] where he was CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware.[2] In 2011, Johnson became chairman Neo4j. In 2012 it was announced that he joined the Typesafe Inc. board of directors.[3] In 2016, he founded Atomist.
Biography[edit]
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Education[edit]
Johnson studied at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1992 with a BA Hons (music and computer science). In 1996 he completed a PhD in musicology, also at Sydney, with a thesis entitled 'Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy (1830-1848)'.
Career[edit]
In the early 2000s, Rob Johnson founded SpringSource,[1] and served as CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware.[2]
Publications[edit]
- 2002. Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development. Wrox. ISBN 0-7645-4385-7.
- 2004. Expert One-on-One J2EE Development without EJB. Wrox. ISBN 0-7645-5831-5.
- 2005. Professional Java Development with the Spring Framework. With Juergen Hoeller, Alef Arendsen, Thomas Risberg and Colin Sampaleanu. Wrox. ISBN 0-7645-7483-3.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Spring Creator Rod Johnson Leaves VMware, Makes Mark on Java". 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ a b "VMware Acquires Springsource". 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Typesafe Appoints Rod Johnson to Board of Directors". 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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