While in junior high in 1971, James Foster discovered computers at the local university and has delighted in building things and sharing his discoveries ever since. He learned Smalltalk in the mid-1990s, and became a passionate advocate for object technologies and agile methods. James is on the Smalltalk Engineering team at GemStone Systems, Inc., and enjoys presenting at technical conferences.

The picture is from a family outing to nearby Oneonta Gorge.

Of course, the opinions expressed here are James’s, and do not necessarily represent those of his employer or others.