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I am the project administrator for the open source project Class Viewer, which is a quick reference tool for Java including getting you
to javadocs--configured by xml where for instance an xml file called packagedirectory.xml keeps up with package information.
Project web page:: http://classviewer.sourceforge.net/
Computers have always been a big deal in my life and I was lucky enough to start programming as a kid, though with BASIC, when
I was 12. Took my first college computer programming course also when I was 12 at a local community college--my mom thought
I was a genius kid--and was bored out of my mind. But was happier when as part of the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP)
I learned structured C from a researcher on loan from the IBM Research Triangle one happy summer when I was 16.
However I didn't become a professional developer for quite some time, and when I finally did become one--working for a couple of
corporations--I found myself quickly disenchanted and quit one day. But I later developed Class Viewer.
Besides my open source project I have a lot of varied interests so I maintain three blogs, of which one is for my open source project:
Blog: http://beyondmund.blogspot.com/
To give a sampling of my writings over the years, covering my wide interests from mathematics to poetry, I've used Scribd:
http://www.scribd.com/jstevh
It has occurred to me that noting that I'm a black guy might actually help others to not limit themselves. Race does not matter. But I remember
when I was a black kid growing up in Georgia it DID help me to hear that from others, so maybe it's worth it to say here.
Of course I grew up in the 80's so is it still something that needs to be said in the 21st century?
Possibly, I fear it still is such a silly world, still. But that's a human issue. Computers don't know or care about your race.
I have been on hiatus from professional software development for years now as I ponder various things. So my open source project is how I keep at least in some way connected to the development world.
Currently live in San Francisco.
James Harris
-- Main.jstevh - 2010-08-17
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