Gail Schultz

Last week, one of the many vendors I routinely speak to informed me that their firm had identified me, as Managing Editor of Java Developer's Journal, as a major influence in the Java field today. Suffice it to say, I was surprised. Although JDJ is the premiere technical journal in the field, identifying one of its editors as a major influence in the marketplace might be going a little too far. In fact, I felt they were overstating my sphere of influence by just a bit. However, that doesn't mean that my position has no say in how the Java world is viewed. Yes, I decide what articles go in each month. And yes, I get major players from Java-related companies to write editorials or offer new views on what is going on in the Java world, but I don't tell them what to write - unless their proposed topic has been covered extensively already or makes no sense. So far, that... (more)