Jason Lee has been writing software professionally for over 20 years, but his love for computers started over a decade earlier, in the fourth grade, when his dad brought home a Commodore 64. He has been working with Java for almost his entire career, with the last 12+ years focused primarily on Enterprise Java. He has written in-house web applications and libraries, and also worked on large, more public projects, such as the JavaServer Faces reference implementation Mojarra, GlassFish, and WebLogic Server.
Jason is currently the President of the Oklahoma City Java Users Group, and is an occasional speaker at conferences. Ever the technology enthusiast, his current interests include cloud computing, mobile development, and emerging JVM languages.
Apart from work, Jason enjoys spending time with his wife, Angela, and his two sons, Andrew and Noah. He is active in the music ministry of his local church, and enjoys reading, running, martial arts, and playing his bass guitar.
Everyone told me that writing a book is hard, and they weren't kidding! There's no way I could have done this without the love and support of my beautiful wife, Angela, who was patient and supportive during all of my late nights and long weekends, and was kind enough to read through every last page, helping me clean things up.
My two awesome sons, Andrew and Noah, also deserve huge thanks. There were certainly many nights when I was locked away in my office instead of spending time with you. I appreciate your understanding and patience during this project, and I hope this is something we can all be proud of together.
Angela, Andrew, and Noah, this is for you. I love you all!