The Java language and platform has been around for 25+ years, surviving almost annual predictions of its death. A veritable avatar of this resilience is the GlassFish application server--and one of the original forks of GlassFish is the Payara Server. Steve Millidge, founder of UK-based Payara, talks with John about the longevity of Java, recent changes in the enterprise Java space,  his company winning the  Queen’s Award for Enterprise, and the origins of that mean-fish logo.