Interview
Elder Moraes
Q: Can you tell us where you work now?
A: Currently, I work at Red Hat, having moved there from Oracle in early 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. My role at Red Hat involves leading the Red Hat developers for Latin America, where I work with the Latin community, delivering Spanish content and talks.
Q: Do you speak Spanish?
A: Yes, I do. When I was interviewed for my current role, my boss asked me if I could speak Spanish, and I had to learn. It was not too difficult as Spanish is a close language to Portuguese, which is my native language.
Q: How did you first get involved with the Java community?
A: In around 2015, I discovered a group in Brazil that was discussing Java on IRC called SouJava. I contacted the group, and a year later, I was working with Bruno Souza when he asked me to help promote the release of Java EE 8. We ended up conducting a series of interviews with prominent figures in the Java community, which brought me to author...
