[IDE|Integrated Development Environment]s allow quicker and easier development of applications, but how does one go about creating a good IDE? Guest David Intersimone from CodeGear will chat with the Geeks about making software for software development.
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! David Intersimone
“David I” is responsible for working closely with the developer community, ensuring the requirements of the individual programmer to development teams in larger enterprises are folded into CodeGear’s strategic product plans. He is a long-standing champion of software developers and the importance of their role in the industry, and continues to love doing programming. Nearly 22 years ago, David joined Borland to direct its product services group, where he has held a variety of engineering/development positions, created the developer relations group, and became very well known in the developer community worldwide. Prior to joining Borland, he was Director of Product Services for Softsel Computer Products, Inc. (now Merisel). David holds a B.S. in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and is Vice President of Developer Relations for [CodeGear|http://www.codegear.com/] .
