Rod Johnson (programmer) explained

Rod Johnson
Field:	Computer Software
Work Institutions:	VMware, SpringSource, Neo4j
Nationality:	Australian
Alma Mater:	University of Sydney
Thesis Title:	Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy (1830-1848)
Known For:	Spring Framework

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

Education

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

In the early 2000s, Rod Johnson founded SpringSource, and served as CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware.

Publications

• 2002. Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development. Wrox. .
• 2004. Expert One-on-One J2EE Development without EJB. Wrox. .
• 2005. Professional Java Development with the Spring Framework. With Juergen Hoeller, Alef Arendsen, Thomas Risberg and Colin Sampaleanu. Wrox. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012. Spring Creator Rod Johnson Leaves VMware, Makes Mark on Java. 5 Jul 2012.
2. Web site: 2009. VMware Acquires Springsource. 5 Jul 2012.
3. Web site: 2012. Typesafe Appoints Rod Johnson to Board of Directors. 1 Nov 2012.