An airhacks.fm conversation with Mario Fusco (@mariofusco) about:

early programming on ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64,

father's computer shop in South Italy,

work experiences with Olivetti and IBM,

the Olivetti M10 laptop,

introduction to Java and aspect-oriented programming,

project on advertisement optimization for Berlusconi's company,

experience with Scala and presenting at Scala Days,

joining Red Hat to work on Drools rule engine,

current work on quarkus and langchain4j integration,

importance of open source contribution and conference participation for career growth,

evolution of programming languages and technologies,

thoughts on AI and rule engines,

social aspects of software development,

importance of community involvement in tech industry