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About me
I'm Janek Schwarz, 34 years old, married, two daughters, software developer. I live in Berlin, Germany.
This site is my personal home page. Come in and learn about me, my experiences and software.
I maintain two weblogs: The Wannabe Java Rockstar is the place where I post articles about various technical topics, mostly related to Java programing. A bit more personal is Janeks Logbuch, my German-speaking weblog about me and my life.
In my spare time I try to spend as much time as possible with my family. I also maintain a couple of web sites for friends and relatives, which collides with above intentions. I like photography, punk rock and Douglas Adams. I play in and lead a table tennis team.
Until March 2005, I was working as software developer and part-time developer for an IT company in Berlin. Together with a small, effective team we developed a unique plattform for the secure and reliabe exchange of business documents.
Since June 1st, I've been an independent software developer.
In the past I've worked as research assistant at Humboldt-University Berlin. In 1999 and 2000 I was a visiting scientist at the Department of Computer Science of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I did research with Prof. Lui Sha.
Professional Biography
- 1990 - 1992 Abitur (High school)
- 1992 -1993 Civilian service, Charité Berlin
- Oct 1993 - Jan 1999 Study of Computer Science at Humboldt-University Berlin
- Jan 1999 - Sep 2000 research assistant (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at Humboldt-University Berlin, Computer architecture and Communications group
- mid Jul - Sep 1999 research visit at Department of Computer Science of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). I was affiliated with Prof. Lui Sha's group where I led the development of the RemoteLab project.
- Jun 2000 2nd research visit at Department of Computer Science of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Again, I was working with Prof. Lui Sha's group.
- Oct 2000 - Mar 2005 software developer and part-time project manager
- since Jun 2005 independent software developer
Professional Interests
- Object-oriented analysis, design and programming (Java, C++, Smalltalk, Python), Design Patterns, Refactoring, Extreme Programming
- Reliability and availability of standard middleware (CORBA)
- Fault-tolerant, reliable distributed systems based on standard technologies
