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Andy Bailey
VEDA GmbH
I've been mucking around with computers and programming since I was 16. Since then I studied at Sussex University in the UK and got a Degree in Computer Science and AI.
During my studies my attention was brought to a weird new SDK for a system that promised "Write once, run anywhere". This was in 1995 and my first encounter with Java.
I have a varied professional background from Research Assistant at the UK Ministry of Defence (where I was able to play with some awesome tools for AI back in the 1980's!) to my current position as Technical Team Lead for a project migrating RPG to Java.
I have been a professional Java Backend Developer for over 25 years now.
Unrelated to this is a love of singing, a passion for reading and joy found in the kitchen, where despite my best efforts I have yet to kill anyone with food poisoning.
My current owner is a cat named Petti and my long suffering Wife of 30 years.
During my studies my attention was brought to a weird new SDK for a system that promised "Write once, run anywhere". This was in 1995 and my first encounter with Java.
I have a varied professional background from Research Assistant at the UK Ministry of Defence (where I was able to play with some awesome tools for AI back in the 1980's!) to my current position as Technical Team Lead for a project migrating RPG to Java.
I have been a professional Java Backend Developer for over 25 years now.
Unrelated to this is a love of singing, a passion for reading and joy found in the kitchen, where despite my best efforts I have yet to kill anyone with food poisoning.
My current owner is a cat named Petti and my long suffering Wife of 30 years.
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- Devoxx Belgium 2025
Augmented Development, the successes, surprises and pitfalls