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- How did you hear about Codetown?
- What are your main interests in software development?
- It's something i've been around for a long time but haven't taken the time to learn. Now i'm investing the time to learn and I've selected Java as the language i'd like to learn first.
- Do you have a website?
- http://www.thebondhub.com
- Anything else you'd like to add? Where do you live? (optional!)
- Married. Three children. Live in Lake Mary.
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Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin May 4, 2018.
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Hi Alex and welcome to Codetown. It's nice to have another finance guy here. Maybe you can come to our next OJUG meeting on the 24th. The presenter, Eric, is a finance guy. I bet you'll enjoy it. You may want to join the OrlandoJUG group here, too. That way, you'll get an email when I post discussions that let you know about upcoming meetings.