A former developer, Jim’s passion for Spring began when it wasn’t even called Spring. He built one of the first e-commerce applications with ideas from Rod Johnson’s seminal book and code samples using interface21 libraries in 2002. Over 15 years later Spring continues to flourish with new shoots of innovation to tackle new challenges with every release. Today, Jim spends time with Pivotal customers teaching them how to use Spring and Cloud Foundry to drive business outcomes faster.