Writes Java code professionally for 18 years. Designs enterprise level systems, provides technical lead for teams. Is a hands-on architect type - the one with lots of whiteboards but no ivory tower. Works exclusively on Linux since 1997.
Hacks Scala at night for 4 years (and counting). Interested in building distributed, reactive, big data enabled systems which scale in the cloud. Celebrates the DevOps approach and thinks functional programming leads to enlightenment.