Meet Justin Ko
This is the fourth in a multi-part series, “Better Know Your Team Lead.” Next up is Justin Ko, who will be leading the Ruby team in Dev Derby 2010. Taking a page from Marcel Proust, James Lipton, and now SociaLens, we’re asking the same series of thought-provoking questions to everyone we profile.
Justin Ko, Ruby Team Lead
Justin Ko’s entry to web development is not typical. He started out as a designer, with a couple years of experience, before becoming frustrated with the limitations of staying “client side”. He wanted to do it all. Many books and late nights later, he has become a competent Ruby and Rails developer. Currently, you’ll find him at Sproutbox practicing agile methodologies in a very cool “work” setting.
WHAT MADE YOUR FAVORITE WORD YOUR FAVORITE WORD?
I don’t have a favorite, but one word that humors me is pumpernickel.
WHICH FAULT DO YOU TOLERATE MOST?
Addiction. It goes much deeper than reason.
HOW DOES YOUR HERO OR HEROINE INSPIRE YOU?
I am inspired by people who push the curve. Progression (in a positive direction) is always an exciting thing.
WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF HAPPINESS?
Thinking happy thoughts. Satisfaction in the moment is usually the cause of this.
WHEN TWITTER TAKES OVER GRAVEYARDS, WHAT WILL YOUR TOMBSTONE READ?
I just tried looking up my “mentions” in the past, and got this: “Older tweets are temporarily unavailable.” 