About James

A software engineer at VMware for almost 14 years.
Spent three years at Sony writing Palm OS software for its CLIÉ line of PDAs.
- Wrote software compatibility libraries.
- Wrote sample code.
- Reviewed and wrote developer documentation and white papers.
- Gave technical presentations at Palm OS developer conferences.
- Answered software development questions from third-party developers and assisted them at debugging their applications.
- Wrote the popular SilkLauncher virtual silkscreen plug-in.
Received an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering/computer science from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Spent a semester as an undergraduate student instructor for its fundamental computer science course (Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs). Spent two semesters grading course homework and projects.
An occasional contributor to the open-source AviSynth non-linear video editor.
An active member in Ars Technica’s Programmer’s Symposium forum.
I sometimes answer questions on StackOverflow.