This is my first post to this blog and as I am new to blogging this is just a test. My profile picture shows a photo of my dog "Arras".
I have two dogs (Arras, a German Sheppard & Kira, a Labrador & Chow chow mixture) which I regularly take with me on my hiking trips in order to relax from my day to day work at the Centre Informatique de l'Etat and my studies at the Open University.
I'm working as a Java programmer/architect developing Java EE applications for IBM WebSphere environments, mostly under Linux and/or z/OS.
I came into IT in 1996 working for small web agencies where I learned to design and program dynamic web sites with PERL, HTML, and JavaScript. I developed some ColdFusion applications for the European Institutions and since 2000 I switched to OO programming with Java/J2EE.
Since 2004 I'm studying computer sciences at the Open University and I have already completed a BSc. Open and a post-graduated diploma in "Software Development".
I'm part of the "Mass Writing " team to write a book on computer art using a technology known as Processing.