Neal Gafter

Neal Gafter is a computer programmer and language designer known for his work on Java and the evolution of JVM languages. He contributed to the design and implementation of Java features at Sun Microsystems (notably across Java releases 1.4 through 5.0) and has been involved with OpenJDK-related work, including lambda expressions. His career has included roles at Google (work on Google Calendar) and at Microsoft Research in language design. He maintains a personal website at gafter.com/~neal. (microsoft.academia.edu)