The Chronicle of Kevin
Employment
- Java Architect / Software Engineer @ Agin3 Pty. Ltd. Sep 2010 – Present
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- Developing the server-side Java web application.
- Developing commonly used reusable Java libraries and frameworks.
- Setting up software development environment including IDE, SCM, DB and Issue Tracking System and so on.
- Administrating servers
- Java Architect / Software Engineer @ Elixirian Pty. Ltd. Feb 2010 – Present
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- Developing the server-side Java web application.
- Developing commonly used reusable Java libraries and frameworks.
- Setting up software development environment including IDE, SCM, DB and Issue Tracking System and so on.
- Administrating servers
- Java Web Application Developer @ UTS (Faculty of Engineering and IT) Mar 2007 – Oct 2009
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- Developing the server-side Java web application for the TeCTra, Team Contribution Tracking System, used by the students and teachers at UTS and other universities to aid in peer assessment in group work.
- Tutor @ UTS (Faculty of Engineering and IT)
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- Java EE application development Aug 2009 – Nov 2012
- Java web services development Mar 2010 – Nov 2012
- General knowledge of Ajax for the Interface Design Subject May 2008 / May 2009
- Software development (also lectured on Continuous Integration) Aug 2008 – Nov 2009
Education
University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology 2006 – 2007
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- Focus:
- Software Design
- Web Application and Web Service Development
- Achievement:
- Distinction (82) Average
- Insearch Prize -
to the most outstanding international student graduating in the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. - Insearch Prize for General Proficiency in the Faculty of Information Technology -
to the graduating student who did both Diploma of IT at UTS:Insearch and Bachelor of Science in IT at UTS has gained the highest weighted average mark of such students over all subjects studied.
- Focus:
UTS: Insearch
- Diploma of Information Technology (Fast-Track) 2005
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- Focus:
- Object-Oriented Programming and Design
- Developing Information Systems
- Developing Web Applications
- Achievement:
- High Distinction (85) Average
- Merit Certificates in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd (final) semesters. -
to the students the semester average of which is 80 or higher - The UTS Faculty of Information Technology Prize for General Proficiency in the Diploma of Information Technology -
to the best graduating student in the Diploma of IT
- Focus:
IT Skills
1. Programming Languages:
- Java, XML, XHTML, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript (jQuery), PHP, SQL, C, C++, C#, Haskell, UML, Visual Basic 6, VBScript
2. Software Development:
- Web / Web Application Servers:
- Java Persistence:
- Java & Java EE
- Web Service:
- XML:
- JSON:
- Unit Testing:
- Aspect-Oriented Programming
- Logging:
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Other Libraries & Frameworks:
- Bytecode Manipulation Library: ASM
- Libraries from Apache.org (e.g. commons-fileupload, commons-lang, etc.)
- Google Guava
- JFreeChart
- JavaMail
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Other libraries I have developed:
- JSON Statham (Java / JSON Mapper)
- KommonLee
- Web Method
- Database:
- Build tool
- Other Web Development Skills
3. Software for Software Development:
Development Platform:-
Eclipse JEE with
- Spring IDE
- Maven Integration: m2e
- Git Support: eGit
- Subversion Support: Subversive / Subclipse
- AspectJ Development Tools (AJDT)
- Task Oriented Programming Tool: Mylyn
- Code Coverage Tool: EclEmma
- Code Analyser: Jdepend
- FindBugs
- Bytecode Outline plugin for Eclipse
- Resource Bundle Editor
- UML Tools: eUML2 / Omondo
- Aptana Web Development Tools
- Profiling Tool: Test & Performance Tools Platform (TPTP)
- Jenkins (Hudson)
- Apache Maven (with Nexus)
- Apache Ant
- Git (with Gitolite)
- Subversion
About Kevin
My name is Kevin Lee. I am a co-founder, software architect / engineer / consultant, specialised in Java web application development, and a Linux server administrator at both Elixirian Pty Ltd and Agin3 Pty Ltd. I am also a casual tutor at University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) teaching Java web services development and JavaEE. Although the major part of my work is Java web application development, I am interested in not only web application development but also library and framework development. In fact, I'm having more fun with developing reusable libraries these days. You can see what I have developed and currently work on at my project page.
My Thought on Software Development
My software development philosophy is
So it has to be beautiful whether it's UI or API. That's because, we are developing software for people, not for the computers, and when it comes to attracting people and giving them pleasure, it all boils down to beauty. Although making it beautiful is important, it becomes meaningful only if you get things done. Your client do not want to have a conversation with you likeIt's not useful unless it's beautiful.
by Kevin Lee
You: See this. I've put all these beautiful theories and principles into practice.
I've also implemented nice design patterns and used all these sophisticated frameworks and libraries.
Client: Oh, sounds good. So does it work?
You: No... Not yet.
This is not good. Getting things done is compulsory. Beauty doesn't count until it's done and working. After it's done, beauty becomes meaningful as it has a very close connection to maintenance. No software is perfect, and once it's released, it has to be maintained sooner or later. It's inevitable. After code is written, it's more read than re-written. Even if you re-write the code you wrote, you have to read it again first, and we often read already written code and use it (e.g. libraries, frameworks, etc.), so it's important to make the code easy and pleasure to read. That's why making it beautiful is also important. Whatever it is, if it's beautiful, you want to see it again and feel pleasure each time you see, so it can be easily maintained. Maintainability is superior to performance because if the programme is maintainable, it can easily be optimised later to have better performance. So, to wrap it up in a nutshell, make it beautiful to have high maintainability, but it has to work.
My Articles
You can read what I wrote before on my blog. http://blog.lckymn.com
I have a plan to write about good API design. Here is the list of blog posts that I've already written and planned (it may change later):
- Easier and Better Way to Use JDBC
- Java Generics: Generics in Real Life Programming
- Having Some Fun with Generics
- Having More Fun with Generics: Complex to Design But Easy to Use
- Application Level File System Transaction with AspectJ
- Designing Good API (probably series)
I also keep some of my knowledge in my wiki. It's only for myself and has been written in a way that it's just enough for me to understand, so I don't reveal it to public, yet I'll do some after amending it for public.
Kevin's Wiki Screenshots:
