Tetsudo
I study an amazing Martial Art called Tetsudo, which was formed in the United Kingdom but originates from Eastern martial art styles.
Tetsudo teaches self control, defense, and awareness through the study of four areas: Basic Techniques such as kicks and punches, sequences of movements called 'Kedh', a type of sparring called Freestyle, and breaking of solid objects such as boards, tiles or bricks.
My current grade is Senior Brown belt, and I hope to achieve black belt within the next two years.
Software Architecture
Software Architecture can be seen as the significant design decisions that shape complex software and software systems. It's often defined in terms of components, relationships, and observable behaviour; more recently Grady Booch put forward a view of software architecture based on the 'forces' acting upon a system that shape significant design.
I worked as a software architect for Siemens Communications for two years, it's an emerging field and a challenging line of work, but it's also one of the areas in software development that provides a real opportunity for creativity and the study of beauty and form, which is one of the things I really like about it. It's also a way of genuinely "making a difference" in software by tackling wider problems than those immediately present when simply 'writing code'.
Contact: You can contact me by email at jim[at]jamessiddle[adot]netLast updated - 6th January 2008