Level: Introductory 03 Apr 2007 Jolt Product Excellence Awards officials join developerWorks editor-in-chief Michael O'Connell and Scott Laningham for a chat about the awards' history and developerWorks' Hall of Fame honor.
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Jolt Awards coordinator, Rosalyn Lum, and longtime judge, Larry O'Brien, talk with developerWorks editor-in-chief, Michael O'Connell and Scott Laningham about the history of the Jolt Product Excellence Awards, their meaning in the software community, and how the judging process works. They also talk about Grady Booch, who won the exclusive Dr. Dobb's "Excellence in Programming Award," Scott Ambler, Jolt Productivity Award winner, and developerWorks induction into the Jolt Awards Hall of Fame.
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About the guest  Rosalyn Lum is Dr.Dobb’s conference and Jolt awards manager for CMP's
Software Technology Group and has managed the awards for the past 5 years.
Previously, she was the technical editor for Software Development magazine
and Dr. Dobb's Journal.
 Larry O'Brien is an independent writer and software development consultant. He was the founding Editor of Software Development and Game Developer magazines and is currently a Contributing Editor and columnist for SD Times. He blogs about the software development tools industry and programming at www.knowing.net.
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