Who am I? Call me Jasmine or Jazz or J. I'm an educator, mentor, and self-proclaimed Java-neer (which means I probably belong in Arkham Asylum). When it comes to computers, I like 3 things; I like Quantum Computers, I really like solving problems and I love Java.

To me, programming is this great 3-way mix between playing chess, fixing cars and solving murder cases; you write a way to solve a problem while considering others, but if something goes wrong, then you have to spend time learning what killed the program and what was the murder weapon. This is where I thrive.

There are 3 parts to anything I do to make software projects: Desire, Theory, and Application.

• Desire - If there's a project that I can apply to a problem in my life, then that's strong motivation to open up the notebook and start writing.

• Theory - Computer Science has a lot of complex parts to it. What's a HashMap? How does a search engine work? What the hell does static mean? Why is 0.1 + 0.2 == 0.3 false? Being able to look past the abstractions and understand the underlying concepts is something I very much enjoy.

• Application - What do Hiccup of Berk, Michael Reeves, and The Hacksmith have in common? They identified an issue, made a solution and iterated on their design. You can see their processes too, and that's important. The way I go about coding is to start with a stupid question. I ask a lot of them, usually from either of the 2 preceding parts. Then, we do research, design, prototype, outline steps and make changes.