This started as a friendly call just to say hi to person i consider a guru when it comes to java... it quickly turned into a full-blown-powerpacked-hardhitting-knowledgedfilled interview about the future and the technologies we live with.
Jared Odulio has been a fixture in the Filipino community for many years now and has been actively advocating the use of opensource in enterprise applications. In this interview, jared talks about why he prefers java over other programming language. His thoughts about TDD (Test-Driven Development). Why they spent $5000 on a testing tool called JProbe. Why he prefers eclipse over the netbeans. The java frameworks that he use and whats the advantage of
WebWorks over Struts.Why touchtyping is an important skill in programming. Why some managers cant figure out why their IT projects fail. On the Build vs. Buy principle.
Thoughts on where the Filipinos are right now in terms of IT compared to our conunterparts in the world. Why developers are scared of the console and learning how to use the console is important. Why knowing SQl is a must-have skill. His tips to people who are moving from Manila to Singapore and the things that they need to know first when you move to a new country.
One of the intriguing thoughts that he talked about is why he thinks Java has an edge over Microsoft Technologies. His fearless prediction that in two years Java would eventually overtake .Net as the primary tool for development.
btw., The interview includes some thoughts from Melvin Dave Vivas with his striking comments :).
>> Listen to the show here <<
Links from the show
Eclipse: http://www.eclipse.org/
NetBeans: http://www.netbeans.org/
Ant: http://ant.apache.org/
Maven: http://maven.apache.org/
JProbe: http://www.quest.com/jprobe/
Struts: http://struts.apache.org/
Webworks: http://www.opensymphony.com/webwork/
Mashups: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)
Waffle: http://waffle.sourceforge.net/
Patriot Project: https://patriot.dev.java.net/
Winston Damarillo: http://www.mergere.com/about_bios.jsp
About Jared Odulio
"Jared Odulio aka Jared, is a software developer-slash- freedom fighter.He was a juvenile delinquent turned computer programmer who underwent into a massive rehabilitation programme in a secret basement somewhere in the Philippines. Kidding aside, Jared is a non-believer of software intellectual property, hence the title 'freedom fighter'. An open source advocate, he also runs his own open source project called Patriot. Jared never dreamed of becoming a professional geek but since he's here, he dreamed to push it all the way to NASDAQ."
Jared Odulio's Blog
http://jaredtech.blogspot.com/
Posted
May 07 2006, 09:53 PM
by
keithrull