About the Authors

Siddique Hameed is a pragmatic technologist currently working on Simplify Commerce (https://simplify.com), a payment gateway platform from MasterCard. During his diverse career roles, he’s been crafting software for Fortune 500 companies to startups of industry domains ranging from finance, commerce, social media, telecom, bioinformatics, publishing, and insurance.

He is passionate about technology, software and their effects on day-to-day lives. He is a strong believer in open-source software culture and actively contributes to many open-source projects. On times, he speaks at technology events, meetups, and mentor contestants in hackathons. He likes teaching kids and adults in programming, technology and software development, and volunteers on coding initiatives such as Girls Who Code, Code.org, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs.

In his spare time, he likes traveling, goes on long road trips, tinkering with Raspberry Pi and building DIY gadgets.

Dedicated to my Mom, Dad, Wife, and two wonderful daughters!

Javeed Chida currently works as a senior software engineer for Apollo Education Group, a leader in global education. He has worked with several teams over the years developing multi-layered enterprise applications for companies spanning several industries including education, finance, medical, insurance, construction, and legal.

He is passionate about Java portals and particularly enthused by the Liferay portal platform. He also has a love for clever and innovative technical documentation. Apart from periodically churning out articles as a highlighted community blogger on Liferay.com. He spends his leisure absorbed in creative writing projects, particularly classical poetry and fiction.