During the XIII GeneXus International Meeting, held in
April 2003, Coulthurst was recognized by ARTech as the best betatester of the
GeneXus 8.0 version. He has been a GeneXus user for five years, has worked with
the GeneXus Visual Basic generator, and has participated in betatest processes
from the GeneXus version 7.0 on. "Apart from adopting products, I enjoy
discussing solutions, contributing with functions to the product, and being
creative," he explains.
He is a picky person and finds pleasure in doing things
the right way, so much so that he sometimes ends up feeling frustrated; however,
he never seems to lose his sense of humor. If there is something he does not
like, he speaks up, and he insists on it, if necessary. "I try to change the
world," says Coulthurst. And then, he adds that he has not been very successful
in doing so. He hates turning his back on things and not doing anything about
them. That is why he keeps on insisting on things. "They listen to me at ARTech;
however, I do not always get my way."
"I've had the product for five years (since GeneXus 6.1)
and I have always made developments using the latest version." Coulthurst claims
that even though the problems associated with GeneXus-version changes are not
critical, he disagrees with having generators for so many languages: "Why don't
they just tell me that this is the best generator?"
Coulthurst stresses that the web environment in GeneXus
8.0 is complete and much better integrated. "I'm convinced that they are on the
right track," he comments, while assuring that there is no doubt that we are web
bound, no matter how long it takes for us to get there.
He works as a freelancer offering a tailor-made, whole
solution to his clients -that involves hosting, hardware, and software- through
InetWork. He is in favor of open codes and does not hide the sources from his
clients, because he is convinced that the benefit of the business lies in mutual
trust.
Coulthurst, started working as a disk-jockey -he is crazy
about music- and operating light systems. Then, he worked in electronics and
ended up in IT, wooed by the possibility of designing software for theater
management.
He believes that participating in the betatesters group
increases credibility. This, of course, in addition to the good vibes that you
can feel among members, who have actually ended up talking to each other out of
the forum and over a barbecue. Coulthurst is a regular contributor to the
GeneXus forums. He participates not only in the GeneXus forum, but also in the
Internet, Visual Basic, Betatesters, and Gxplorer forums. "I love what I do, and
I even complicate my life in doing so; I just love it," he says.
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