Jim Holmes
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Location | Beavercreek, South Central Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | I'm the owner/principal of Guidepost Systems. I help lots of great folks figure out what works and what doesn't in the world of delivering quality software -- something I'm very passionate about. I'm also a Father trying to remain sane while trying to build great software, herd my kids around, fix school lunches and handle the yardwork. (And roast great coffee!) |
| Interests | Cooking, good wine, good coffee and espresso (*NOT* Starbucks!), breadmaking, music, best practice software development, gardening, roses, stress-reduction |
| Favorite movies | Serenity, Holiday Inn, early Star Wars, Lathe of Heaven, South Pacific (not the vapid TV remake), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Monty Python's Holy Grail |
| Favorite music | U2, any soundtrack by Rogers and Hammerstein, Santana, Soupdragons, Holst, Chopin, Molly Hatchet |
| Favorite books | Lord of the Rings, Moby Dick, all the Harry Potter series, anything Julia Child wrote, anything by David Drake, Code Complete, Learning Perl, Java Development with Ant |