How I met Kathy Sierra
I chatted with Kathy after her keynote at SXSW ‘07. Then I got her to sign my arm; she signed it “Stay Passionate”. Definitely one of my SXSW ‘07 highlights!
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Kathy Sierra has been interested in the brain and artificial intelligence since her days as a game developer (Virgin, Amblin’, MGM). She is the co-creator of the bestselling Head First series (finalist for a Jolt Software Development award in 2003, and named to the Amazon Top Ten Editors Choice Computer Books for 2003 and 2004). She is also the founder of one of the largest community web sites in the world, javaranch.com. Kathy’s passions are skiing, running, her Icelandic horse, gravity, and her latest favorite thing—Dance Dance Revolution.
Recent stories by and about Kathy Sierra
Why I admire Kathy Sierra
Words alone can’t describe her.
I love her writing style.
Her artistic style.
Her choice of colors.
Her talents…
Yummy…
Why I like Kathy Sierra
Kathy Sierra is an inspiration to anyone that wants to give better presentations and be more interesting.
If you have a chance to see her give a talk at a conference (as I did at CUSEC in 2006), don’t miss it!
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Kathy is my hero. Absolutely. Everything she says is absolutely bang on brilliant. I am totally thankful that she walks this earth. ;)
It was wonderful meeting you Kathy and I hope we keep in touch!
Why I want to meet Kathy Sierra
Giving a damn about customers… : ..There’s a quota for the eval ratings..
How I met Kathy Sierra
We were both keynote speakers at CUSEC 2006. Her talk was easily the most exciting of the conference.
Why I want to meet Kathy Sierra
She has a unique ability to teach people and I am sure that she is extremely intelligent.
Why I want to meet Kathy Sierra
Kathy Sierra, and her co-author, Bert Bates, wrote the fantabulous book Head First Java, that was the most instrumental resource in my “getting technical” again. The book is the most useful, engaging, and entertaining [gasp!] technical book I’ve ever read, and helped me to feel more joy and empowerment in my venture.
Not long after picking up the book, I discovered Kathy’s blog, Creating Passionate Users, which immediately catapulted to my #1 favorite. Although I’ve been in media deprivation mode for a while, I still sneak peaks at her blog on occasion.
I would love to experience some of her absolutely contagious passion and enthusiasm first-hand!
