...pun which refers back to the Bourne shell for Unix, on which Bash was largely built. It is an implementation of the IEEEPOSIX shell specification, and is regularly enhanced to maintain its leadership in the surprisingly crowded field of Linux...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/09/22/232382/hot-skills-bash.htm
...was a key author/contributor to many industry standards such as OpenSOA.org, OASIS SCA, WS-I, JCP/J2EE, and IEEEPOSIX. He holds degrees in Physics and Mathematics from University of California where he was awarded the UC Regents Scholar...
http://www.sys-con.com/node/805058
Also, for more information, see ● White paper, Java HotSpot Virtual Machine, v1.4.1 (http://java.sun.com/products/hotspot/docs/ whitepaper/Java_Hotspot_v1.4.1/ Java_HSpot_WP_v1.4.1 ...
http://docs-pro.houston.hp.com/en/544819-002/544819-002.pdf