Kathy Sierra

Kathy Sierra
Areas of Expertise:

Java
Creating Passionate Users

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Biography

Kathy Sierra has been interested in learning theory since her days as a game developer (Virgin, MGM, Amblin'). More recently, she's been a master trainer for Sun Microsystems, teaching Sun's Java instructors how to teach the latest technologies to customers, and a lead developer of several Sun certification exams. Along with her partner Bert Bates, Kathy created the Head First series. She's also the original founder of the Software Development/Jolt Productivity Award-winning javaranch.com, the largest (and friendliest) all-volunteer Java community.

Books

Head First Servlets and JSP by Bryan Basham , Kathy Sierra , Bert Bates Second Edition March 2008 $49.99 USD	Head First Java by Kathy Sierra , Bert Bates Second Edition February 2005 $44.95 USD (Read Reviews)
Head First Design Patterns by Eric Freeman , Elisabeth Freeman , Kathy Sierra , Bert Bates October 2004 $44.95 USD (Read Reviews)	Head First Servlets and JSP by Bryan Basham , Kathy Sierra , Bert Bates August 2004 OUT OF PRINT (Read Reviews)
Head First EJB by Kathy Sierra , Bert Bates October 2003 $44.95 USD (Read Reviews)	Head First Java by Bert Bates , Kathy Sierra May 2003 OUT OF PRINT (Read Reviews)

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How to Talk About Jini, J2EE, and Web Services at a Cocktail Party
Publish Date: Jun. 15, 2005Heard about distributed technologies for Java, but not sure what they are or why they're important? Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates, authors of Head First Java, 2nd Edition, present this cocktail-party overview. Hold your own in conversation with Java geeks. A Computer Book Author's Manifesto
Publish Date: Nov. 30, 2004Kathy Sierra, a co-creator of O'Reilly's Head First series, shares her thoughts about the state of the computer book industry, along with some ideas about what can be done to improve the situation. "Head First EJB" Author Interview
Publish Date: Nov. 5, 2003Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates have just completed the second title in O'Reilly's Head First series, the recently released Head First EJB, a certification book as unique as the series itself. In this interview, the authors discuss why the Head First series now includes a certification book, why the book is essential even if you're not planning to take the exam, how they've used their unique teaching style to help Java candidates pass the EJB exam, and much more.

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