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| author | Beman Dawes <bdawes@acm.org> | 2001-11-30 16:40:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Beman Dawes <bdawes@acm.org> | 2001-11-30 16:40:46 +0000 |
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diff --git a/people/vesa_karvonen.htm b/people/vesa_karvonen.htm new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0fc8a57aff --- /dev/null +++ b/people/vesa_karvonen.htm @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<html> + +<head> +<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0"> +<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> +<title>Vesa Karvonen</title> +</head> + +<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> + +<table border="1" bgcolor="#007F7F" cellpadding="2"> + <tr> + <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> + <img src="../c++boost.gif" alt="c++boost.gif (8819 bytes)" width="277" height="86"></td> + <td><a href="../index.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><big>Home</big></font></a></td> + <td><a href="../libs/libraries.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><big>Libraries</big></font></a></td> + <td><a href="people.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><big>People</big></font></a></td> + <td><a href="../more/faq.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><big>FAQ</big></font></a></td> + <td><a href="../more/index.htm"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><big>More</big></font></a></td> + </tr> +</table> +<p><img border="0" src="vesa_karvonen.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="5" width="100" height="133">If +we are to believe MBTI tests, Vesa is an +<a href="http://fuzzy.snakeden.org/intj/">INTJ</a>. He has been like that +probably since late 1978-1979, because, according to some sources, it takes 2-3 +years to develop the basic temperament. Previously he saw himself mostly as a +"builder of systems" and "applier of theoretical models", but nowadays he is +beginning to see the "mastermind" aspect of his personality. As a +"Free-Thinker", his mind hardly ever rests.</p> +<p>Vesa enjoys healthy and sustainable ways of life. He is a vegetarian and +likes cooking. Exercise is a daily part of his life - he needs to be in good +shape in order to sit all day in work. He likes going to the gym, swimming, +spinning, running, roller skating, etc... He also practices dancing.</p> +<p>For the past years, he has been working in a small +<a hreF="http://www.housemarque.com">company</a> that develops console games. +His role is the development of software technology, such as class libraries, +frameworks and tools, for making games. He doesn't see himself as a game or a +graphics programmer, although he has been involved in quite a few such projects. +For the past few years, most of his programming has been in C++, but recently he +has also enjoyed writing some Ocaml.</p> +<p>He likes buying technical books using the company credit card, but lately he +hasn't had the time to read as much as he would like (hopefully this changes +soon). He likes reading (a lot) computer science and software engineering, but +also psychology, philosophy and various self-help books, because he knows that +all the really hard problems are social - not technical. Fantasy is also close +to his heart.</p> +<p>Vesa is a bit ambivalent about his university studies. He is a self-educated +programmer and has experience ranging from bit twiddling to generative +programming and also leading of small teams. Like many of his close colleagues, +he sees that the depth of computer science education, at least in Finland, is, +frankly, insufficient. He'll probably complete his studies some day, because +sadly most people respect authority by rank, title or publication far more than +he does.</p> +<p>Vesa is an eXtreme Programmer. He has found out that in order for pair +programming to work, both pairs must share a similar level of experience and +must be both willing and able to externalize their thoughts. If he is sometimes +forced to stop refactoring, he'll probably quit his job. He thinks that +optimization, including improving readability and simplifying structure, is the +root of all fun in programming. He dislikes writing documentation and reports +that are never read.</p> +<p>One of his friends coerced him to use the image that you see on this page. +The image was scanned from a rather worn out picture taken by an ex-girlfriend +and is probably the only picture of Vesa having his natural smile. Vesa is +neither married nor engaged, but just recently he met a very nice girl... While +programming is interesting and fun, it is love that really makes him happy. ;)</p> + +</body> + +</html> |