March 7, 1990
I went 9 minutes without a heart beat.
Every day since then was un-promised.
I keep trying to appreciate every dayโฆsome are easy, others not so much.
ButโฆIโm thankful to still be HERE.
@sharatchander
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐บ๐ฆ #DemocracyMatters | #Java #DevRel at #Oracle | Previously at Sun Microsystems, Verizon, & Bell Atlantic | University of Maryland (Undergrad) and Loyola University, Baltimore (MBA) | 70s rock and R&B, 80s alternative and Rap lover | Views mine
March 7, 1990
I went 9 minutes without a heart beat.
Every day since then was un-promised.
I keep trying to appreciate every dayโฆsome are easy, others not so much.
ButโฆIโm thankful to still be HERE.
#DadJokes #MathJokes
Haldhi chillinโ in the grass
Enjoying a little sun on Union Square in San Francisco before my flight home after #DeveloperWeek
#JakartaEE #EclipseFoundation #Community
Wishful thinking on my part. I wish we were in a F-18 not a 737
Yup. Took it while flying home yesterday.
Salt Lake City (only 90 minutes to Sacramento)
Salt Lake City (only 90 minutes to Sacramento)
Who owned one?
#Java peers: If youโre interested in a developer advocate role in Berlin, Seattle, Washington, Austin? If so, DM meโฆI have a professional colleague whoโs hiring.
Must have strong skills in:
1. designing, testing, implementing, and maintaining APIs
2. Managing, updating, and configuring SDKs
#DevRel
Rest in power, Rev. Jackson.
Happy Valentineโs Day!
#DadJokes
Garden State JUG turns 25 ๐
Join the anniversary celebration on Feb 17, 2026, with in-person guests @sharatchander.bsky.social @venkats.bsky.social Frank Greco
Java history, great talks, pizza, cake and community vibes!
gsjug.org/meetings/
Too close
Gโnite, yโall.
โTogether, WE are America.โ
๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ป๐ณ๐ฎ๐จ๐ท๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐บ๐ฉ๐ด๐ญ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ง๐ธ๐ง๐ง๐น๐น๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐จ๐ป๐จ๐จ๐ด๐ป๐ช๐ฌ๐พ๐ธ๐ท๐ช๐จ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ด ๐ง๐ท๐ต๐พ๐บ๐พ๐ฆ๐ท๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ
I may not understand Spanish, but I understood the message.
โTogether, we are America.โ
๐จ๐พโ๐ณ ๐ค๐พ
Perhaps a cup of coffee where the 3 of us can meet up is in our future. Maybe at โThe Porchโ in downtown Sac? Great brunch spot!!!
I live here! Good to be back home.
Where am I?
The iPhone 5 was perfect
The best leaders are those who once followed.
Software != Value
Together with @brjavaman.bsky.social, I will be joining "Java: To infinity and beyond" by @sharatchander.bsky.social and Heather VanCura at @jfokus.se tomorrow to talk about community contributions to the success of Java
Tuesday, February 3 in Room A4 at 11:00
#Jfokus #EclipseFoundation #Java
Gโnite, Kona.