Interestingly, C++ was ratified as an ISO standard just as Java failed to get ISO pick-up after a campaign by Sun
Actually, even more interestingly, Java failed to become an ISO standard because Sun didn't want it (at the time they were worried about the potential influence of Microsoft).
Actually, even more interestingly, Java failed to become an ISO standard because Sun didn't want it (at the time they were worried about the potential influence of Microsoft).