What does MVP mean to you?As an MVP, one of my primary goals is to do community activities. I’ve found that positive interaction with other community members has helped me to find new ideas and perspective. I used to think that technology was the most important factor contributing to software development. However, recently I’ve begun to shift my primary determination of value from technology to the ideation that has led to recent software development. Essentially, I now consider the vision behind developing software and asking questions such as "What should we develop?" to be as important as the technology of software development. Exploring this idea further, I think that many ideas for software development came from community activities. I think that it is critical to create new ideas not only from personal and in-company activities, but also from communication with developers in other fields.If you could ask Steve Ballmer one question about Microsoft, what would it be?I would ask Steve Ballmer, "Why doesn’t Microsoft establish a research institution in Japan?" IBM has a research organization in Japan, and its technologies generally have great influence on the Japanese software industry. While there are many engineers who use Microsoft technologies in Japan, I think that Microsoft could have an even greater impact in the Japanese software industry. And I think that the presence of a Microsoft research institution could have a positive effect. Furthermore, I think the research institute should concentrate on forward-looking software research as one of the main topics of study-there is a greater need for this since many companies don’t have the financial stability to invest in this discipline. | What do you think the best software ever written was?I consider Microsoft Excel to be the best software ever written. I regard Excel highly because of its ability to cater to the needs of many different types of users in an efficient manner. I think this versatility is not only significant, but also creates value.If you were the manager of Visual Developer, what would you change?In order to respond to developers’ needs quickly, I would implement measures that would divide development tools into two different categories: platform and add-in parts. Then, I would increase the portion of add-in parts to enable functional enhancement of applications in the short term.If you were given unlimited data bandwidth, what would you do with it?If I were given unlimited data bandwidth, first I would develop a system that could simulate global environments perfectly, and then I would forecast climate changes.What was the last book you read?The last book that I read was A New Theory of Urban Design by Christopher Alexander. This book makes an important point that in order to develop a great city, one must employ vision and originality. This book also gave me many ideas that I can apply when developing great and useful software.What music CD do you recommend?I would recommend "Ballads" by Eric Clapton.What makes you a great MVP?I create concrete and usable information about technologies such as object oriented programming, agile development, and patterns, and then introduce those to the developers who are using Microsoft technologies. | What’s in your computer bag?I have a "Lecturer Set" that includes such items as a laser-pointer and a timer. I also have an "Emergency Treatment Set" that includes things like screwdrivers and a cutter so that I can readily address hardware problems.What’s the best thing that has happened since you’ve become an MVP?An announcement of my MVP award will appear in my company’s internal newsletter, and my co-workers in the sales promotion and sales divisions have already begun to inquire about my MVP award. I’ve found that this heightened awareness has afforded me the opportunity to develop community activities within our company.What is your motto?My motto is "Keep a developer’s mindset as a developer." I believe that using software lends intrinsic value, and we cannot truly value our work without instincts and techniques as developers.Who is your hero?My father and my grandfather are my heroes. Recently, I realized the importance of committing oneself to the work that society needs with conviction and dedication-even if it seems ordinary. From this realization, I grew to appreciate the inherent value of my grandfather’s and father’s lives and have greater respect for them.What does success mean to you?I view success as the ability to explain the meaning behind my accomplishments to my children with pride and confidence. |
