MVP Insider Archive: January 2006Tae Young Kim - Seoul, Korea
Most Valuable Professional - Visual Developer - ASP/ASP.NET |  | Tae Young works for .NETXPERT Co., Ltd. as a technical consultant. He has been an MVP since January 2004 and published four books regarding ASP/ASP.NET, all of which are recognized as best-sellers in the corresponding field. He also has been a supervising editor who translated several English books such as Professional Active Server Pages (Wrox), Programming ASP.NET (Microsoft Press), etc. into Korean. Tae Young is a founder of Taeyo.NET, a well-known Korean ASP.NET users group (www.taeyo.net), which is a member of INETA and a premier site of Codezone (VS 2005). He has presented at Microsoft DevDays, TechEd Ready2005, and at a lot of MSDN Briefings. Also, he received the highest score feedback point (8.3/9.0) from MSDN Seminar. |
What does MVP mean to you?I regard being an MVP not only as recognition of my strong willingness to help people adopt Microsoft ASP.NET, but also as a recognition of my pride in continuing to pursue this goal.If you could ask Steve Ballmer one question about Microsoft, what would it be?I would ask Steve, "How do you enjoy your weekend with your family?" I think I would derive the most benefit in hearing his answer to this question since the most difficult thing for me is to balance work and family. I really want to be not only a good developer, but also a good husband and a good father.What do you think the best software ever written was?First of all, I consider Microsoft® Office XP SP2 and Microsoft Visual Studio®.NET 2003 as the best software ever written. Visual Studio .NET 2003 serves as an excellent tool that enables developers to create all sorts of applications. I consider its best feature to be that it is easy to use, and therefore helps developers to improve their productivity. Secondly, I would have to nominate my own Web site (www.taeyo.net) because it surely motivates people to visit over and over again.If you were the manager of Visual Developer - ASP/ASP.NET, what would you change?This is a difficult question because I believe that the ASP.NET team, led by Scott Guthrie, is one of the greatest teams in the world, so there are few things that I could suggest as improvements. I think many of my fellow ASP.NET MVPs would agree with this opinion. Rather, the only suggestion that I would offer is to invite Scott to Korea in order to give a lot of ASP.NET developers in Korea the great opportunity of listening to his know-how and experiences. | If you were given unlimited data bandwidth, what would you do with it?Frankly speaking, I must admit that I am satisfied with my current bandwidth. So, if I was given unlimited data bandwidth, I would provide internet access to a lot of places in which the bandwidth is needed but not currently available. This would provide me with opportunities to meet a lot of new friends who are interested in ASP.NET Programming.What was the last book you read?Recently, I have read "ASP.Net 2.0: A Developer's Notebook" by Wei-Meng Lee, and MSDN Columns by Scott Guthrie. Also, I read "20th Century Boy" by Urasawa Naoki, which is a great cartoon!What music CD do you recommend?Recently, I have listened to the album of "Winter Solstice," which is new-age music. Also, I love the original soundtrack of famous movies such as "Forest Gump" and "Jurassic Park." If you ever have a chance to listen to Korean music, I would recommend all of the albums of Dongryul Kim, a very talented Korean pop singer.What makes you a great MVP??I would say it is a strong willingness to spend my own time answering questions in the online community on my Web site and writing columns to share information. After being recognized as an MVP, I have made it a priority to continue with the activities that prove that I deserve this honor. As an MVP, I have passion to help others continuously and to learn new technology and skills. | What’s in your computer bag?In my computer bag, you will find: my cute laptop, an MP3 player, Advil (for headaches), a random programming book, printed MSDN Columns, a red pen, and sometimes, a digital camera.What is the best thing that has happened since you have become an MVP?The best thing that I have experienced so far was attending the MVP Global Summit in Redmond and meeting so many fantastic people there. It was a great learning experience! Another great thing was that I got the highest score feedback point (8.3/9.0) from the MSDN seminar in Korea.What is your motto?I have two mottos: "God helps those who help themselves" and "Nothing can be achieved without effort."Who is your hero?I think of my father as my hero. To be honest, I did not realize how great my father was until I became a father of my own child. Though it took me almost 30 years to realize it, it is a profound realization, nonetheless. I love you, father.What does success mean to you?I believe that success is represented by being with people whom I love and doing something that I love at the same time. |
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