User:JamesPino

James Pino (1976-). I am a software engineer with a BS in Computer Science from Shepherd University in West Virginia, USA. I am a Christian, more specifically what you may consider a liberal Seventh-day Adventist. I live in West Virginia but I was born in Maryland.

Professional Background

I am primarily a web application developer using Java as my language of choice. I also have an extensive background in Perl and UNIX/Linux system programming. My areas of specialty include pattern matching algorithms, user interface design, JavaScript,HTML/XHTML, and CSS.

Areas of Interest

Anything scientific, really. I am fascinated by the theories behind cosmology, evolution, and anthropology. Besides my technical professional background, I also have a high level of interest in programming languages (current and historical) and am in the process of developing the syntax and compiler for my own language. I also like to write fiction and many consider me to be a "grammar Nazi", as I am well known for correcting nearly everyone I meet for their poor use of English (some have even referred to it as "American" where I live). I strongly believe in a solid background in English if you live in an English-speaking society! I am also mildly fluent in Serbo-Croatian, and can read both Latin and Cyrillic texts. Foreign language etymology is also an area of high interest to me.

Musical Background

I am an active musician and songwriter. I play the guitar, bass, and piano. I also sing. I have a solid background in sound and recording engineering and produce and record my own music, as well as music for friends or family. I write a variety of musical styles, including rock, folk, jazz, blues, and Christian Contemporary. JamesPino (talk) 05:45, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Religious Views

Although I am Christian, my views on spirituality are very open minded, mostly because I believe that there are many forms of "truth" in the world, and that religion should not encompass a view that excludes one group or another. Even though Adventists believe in many things (the last time I checked, we have 27 such fundamental beliefs), I firmly believe that our loving God would never hold anyone accountable for anyone not believing on our "truths". I am a Christian who happens to be an Adventist, not the other way around. I believe that if I was born a Muslim, Jew, or Buddhist, that I would still be saved, because God is common to all religions and God is bigger than a narrow set of religious dogmas. That said, I take the Sabbath, Marriage, and many other core beliefs seriously. I also do not consider "religions" like Wicca to hold merit, as I believe them to be perversions and distortions of true spirituality. That being said, I am not confrontational or even very opinionated about anything spiritual. People should live how their culture, upbringing, and personal convictions lead them. I believe in God, but I also believe in man.