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At 2:31 AM on Feb 2, 2007, Daniel Spiewak
wrote:
How did you first get involved with Eclipse, and how long ago?
I was an Eclipse 2.X user as a graduate student but it wasn't until the summer of 2004 when I actively got involved in plug-in development. I was responsible for creating graphical editors for configuring IBM Tivoli software that involved uniting EMF and GEF (we are now lucky to have GMF). It was through that work that I first ran into Ed Merks who gave me a taste of the Eclipse community via his machine-like abilities to respond to every question on the EMF newsgroups. After that, I moved to IBM Lotus to focus on OSGi-related development after Wassim Melhem convinced me "it's bundles all the way down" at an EclipseCon. I owe a lot of thanks to Ed and Wassim, so here's a good time to say it, thank you guys.
What Eclipse-related projects are you working on and what are you doing?
My day time job mostly involves working on IBM Lotus' next generation client platform (Lotus Expeditor) that runs the new versions of Lotus Notes and Lotus Sametime . For simplicity sakes, just think of it as a souped up version of Eclipse RCP.
The other part of my job (and mostly my night time job) is really where my passion lies, working with and helping the Eclipse community. I currently accomplish this by spending most of my time committing on the Plug-in Development Environment (PDE) because I believe having fantastic tools is key for getting people to use Eclipse. I also spend a lot of time helping the Eclipse community by answering questions on IRC and maintaining PlanetEclipse . Also, if I ever can find spare time, I enjoy committing on the Eclipse Communications Framework (ECF) project because I believe that's one area Eclipse is lacking and I also find it unique that it is one of the few projects in Eclipse that is purely done by volunteers.
Oh, and I'm currently running for committer representative this year.
What's your favourite Eclipse feature that you've added?
I like to improve usability wherever I can , however, it's hard to say which feature is my favourite, but I'm known to swear like a sailor, so I would have to say the feature that caused my swearing to die down the most would be manifest compiler check for non-exported packages.
What's your favourite feature/plugin (commercial or open source)?
Mylar is my dirty mistress.
What OS(s) do you do development on?
I do a combination of Windows/Linux flavors during work hours, exclusively Gentoo Linux in the evening hours.
Are you attending EclipseCon or giving a talk?
Yes, I'll be giving two tutorials at EclipseCon:
What Eclipse-related bookmarks/feeds (other than EclipseZone, of course) do you frequently use?
I monitor pretty much every Eclipse newsgroup religiously along with http://planet.eclipse.org of course
What do you get up to in life when you're not thinking about or working with Eclipse?
I'm just happy to be alive everyday, but in Austin, Texas, the weather is beautiful all year round so I find a lot of solace in cycling the famous hill country (It's Lance Armstrong country here in Austin)! In the winter months, I escape to Canada to seek permanent residency and solace in the mountains of Whistler.
Lastly, how do you see yourself in the Eclipse community, and why should people vote for you?
I see myself as type of an evangelist. I enjoy writing, blogging and speaking about Eclipse. There are a lot of cool things in Eclipse that I discover and learn daily so I want to share that with everyone.
And to quote David Orme of Visual Editor and Databinding fame:
EclipseZone would like to thank those that took part, and please remember to vote for the individual awards prior to the closing date of February 16th 2007.
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