Tyler Weir
Who is Tyler Weir?
Husband, Father, Coder, Gym Owner. Looking at all the others interviewed on the site, Tyler is also pleasantly surprised to be included.
Why Scala/Lift?
Scala: Type Safety, Functional Aspects and Actors.
Lift: Agility, efficiency, and the community around the framework.
In fact, the community that surrounds both Scala and Lift are incredible, which keeps me motivated.
Where and when did you start programming?
My first year at McMaster University.
What does your typical day look like?
Up at 5:30am, teach two classes at CrossFit Quantum, home to eat and squeeze wife and daughter, off to work (startup), home at 6:30, bed at 10, repeat during weekdays. Weekends are reserved for family stuff and occasional code sprinting.
What do you do in your free time?
Life is simple but busy, just 3 parts, Family, CrossFit Quantum and my Startup. Any free time is split up amongst video games (Starcraft2), reading and personal coding projects.
Current favorite apps?
OS X: Terminal, Vim, FireFox, EchoFon, QuickSilver and SimpleNote.
iOS : Camera+, SimpleNote, iMockups, Carcassone, iBooks, EPL Live! (to keep up with Everton, my English Premier League Football club)
What OS do you prefer?
OS X for desktop, CentOS for server.
Small picture for your Workplace?
Favorite: Language, JS Framework?
Scala, C and ObjC. JQuery and ExtJS from Sencha. I wish I had more time to investigate Google’s Go, as systems
development is quite interesting.
Name something that has inspired you recently?
I’m inspired by the Lift Community and notably the work of David Pollak, Martin Odersky, Daniel Spewiak and Nathan Hamblen.
What do you prefer (and why)? Freelance work or full time employment?
I’ve done both and I think they fit me at different stages of my life. Right out of university, when I pretty much knew nothing, it was excellent to be among very smart people at IBM. Later on, with a bit of confidence and a desire to prove yourself, I think freelance/start-up is the right balance of excitement and fear.
What are your personal projects and goals for 2010?
Making my current startup a success. I have much more influence than the last time, so I’m a bigger part of the
success or failure. Making the gym a success in terms of health of its community and economics. I also have a number of fitness-related goals which don’t really fit here. :) In addition to being a good husband and father. :)
