SEEKING WORK - Remote (based in Fredericton NB)

Former CTO with 3 exits. I specialize in building high performance, highly available, distributed systems on the JVM.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorbernard Github: https://github.com/trevorbernard Website: http://trevorbernard.com

Best,

Trevor

SEEKING WORK -- Remote (Fredericton, NB Canada)

I'm a former CTO with 3 exits. I've developed software for start-ups, mid sized and Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, I was a co-founder and CTO at UserEvents Inc. where I grew, attracted and lead a technical team from inception to acquisition. I craft software that solves real world business problems.

How I can help?

Early stage ventures

I'm an entrepreneur and enjoying collaborating with like minded people. I know and understand what it takes to build a business from scratch. I've been in the startup trenches and know what it takes to succeed.

I can help you form a solid technological foundation on which you can build a business on. Leverage my experience so you can hit the ground running.

Bespoke software

I will work with you to tailor software to fit your business whether it’s maintaining an old code base or programming a greenfield project.

To find out more info about me, here are a few links:

- http://trevorbernard.com - http://github.com/trevorbernard - http://linkedin.com/in/trevorbernard

Regards,

Trevor Bernard

I use my thumb.

Though I replaced my CAPSLOCK with CTRL and I mapped C-x C-m and C-c C-m to be equivalent to M-x. This dramatically reduce my usage of Alt.

Oh dear, what happened there?

Understanding how Java GCs works will only make you a better Java developer. Excellent screencast.

By being a skilled developer yourself.

In my experience there is no direct correlation between a developer being good or bad based on whether they had a degree or not. However, what I did find was that someone who had completed their undergrad is generally capable of thinking at a higher level and can work through harder problems. IMHO, a University shouldn't be about training students to go into the workforce but to teach them how to effectively think and solve problems, regardless of discipline.

I would argue the presumption that college is critical to developing higher critical thinking is a damning indictment of pre-college schooling.

Why? It's a pretty simple system - elementary, middle school, and high school are about laying the knowledge foundation for critical thinking. University (grad school really) is about actually practicing that.

You need a body of generally accepted knowledge to actually be a critical thinker. Most people I meet don't lack the critical thinking, they lack the body of knowledge.

I generally agree with that statement but I wasn't making any presumptions only stating my observations. College is not critical to developing higher critical thinking but it certainly doesn't hurt.