Technology has us surrounded. We’ve been surrounded for a long time, but it’s getting worse, or better, depending on how you look at it. The “worse” aspect comes from the fact that the instructions for this technology either doesn’t exist or just plain sucks. I’m trying to do my part to help fix that, starting with helping developers understand their tools.

I’m a developer at a major financial services firm. I’ve been working as a developer or systems engineer since 1990. I also do freelance writing for technology vendors, usually two or three posts a week.

I live in New Jersey, close to the George Washington Bridge, with a very patient wife, some less patient birds, our son, and an amusingly lazy dog.