Today I have an interview with Stephen Chin. For those new to this series, here are the people who have been interviewed so far:
Let’s get into the interview! Enjoy 🙂
Hi there. Thanks for taking the time to do this quick interview. Can you please introduce yourself?
Hi, I am Stephen Chin (aka. steveonjava), Hacker, Author, Java Ambassador and also the JavaOne Content Chair. If you like the conference, then it must be because Java is a great technology with an even greater community! If not, then it is probably my fault. 🙁
Is this your first time presenting at JavaOne, or are you a JavaOne veteran?
Longtime attendee, pretty longtime speaker (and occasional Rock Star Speaker).
What are you going to talk about at JavaOne?
That is a great question that I am trying to avoid thinking about myself as I continue to lie to myself that preparation won’t be as horrendous as last year, and procrastinate away! If I were to actually think about it, I might remember that I am going to do a UI mashup to show off the new Date and Time API, hack on some wearable embedded devices in a cool lab, and even perform a magic show. Heck, I would even throw in an Agile talk for the brand new track we are kicking off, and do NightHacking interviews all afternoon in the Java Hub with notorious Java geeks.
However, I don’t actually know about any of this, because that amount of preparation would be too much for a normal person to handle…
Do you have any big announcements or releases planned leading up to (or at) JavaOne? Can you give any hints? 😉
Well, yes. But you will have to wait for the welcome keynote to hear about that. Oops, another thing I don’t have time to do [and have now forgotten about]. Back to playing with printing Dukes on my 3D printer! 🙂
Is there anything else you’d like to discuss?
I definitely don’t want to talk about other stuff I am helping out with like the new Embedded Device Showcase, Keynote Demos, or OTN Lab [where the 3D printer will live for the week], because that would further reinforce how badly behind I am on prep. It is a good thing that I will forget about this interview right afterwards.
Thanks for taking time out of your day to answer these questions! All the best for your JavaOne talks!
