About
Welcome to my blog, my name is Andrew Watts. I like sharing information and this is my avenue to do that. Unfortunately I go through cycles of writing and not writing, but I have a day job and sometimes that can be extraordinarily hectic.
Speaking of day jobs, I am currently a consultant with Computer Sciences Corporation. I spend most my time coding and thinking about Java and the it’s adjacent stack of technologies, such as HTML, JavaScript, JBoss, Struts, Spring, Hibernate and Oracle. Most of my work is loosely coupled with the Model-View-Controller design pattern spread across a 2 or 3 tier architecture. Personally I prefer coding the View, so that means I lean towards user interface assignments utilizing HTML, Javascript and Java Views, although, I have had my hands dirty in Business Delegates and Data Access Objects as well as doing some basic db design here and there. But honestly I am not a fan of complex databases or sql, so I try to avoid it when possible.
Generally I prefer using *nix and open source utilities. So I spend a lot of time exploring them as well.
For hobbies, well most of my time is spent, like a lot of other geeks, in front of a computer learning about new stuff and trying new things. I have or do dabble in programming languages like perl, php, ruby, python and bash and write simple utilities that either help power this blog or help me maintain my home network. I also like exploring the intricacies of Apache, which I believe is the most important piece of software written in my life.
I read a lot about technology, sometimes I think too much, but currently I am subscribed to about 150 syndication feeds that send my mind wandering in various directions.
As far as non tech hobbies, I am interested in architecture, snowboarding, photography and sports.
Contact Infomation
homepage: http://www.thirstymind.org
flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandrewwatts/
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/andrewwatts
last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/andrewwatts
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linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwatts
email: andrew [at] thirstymind [dot] org
google talk: andrewwatts [at] gmail [dot] com
aol im: d3w4rd
