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Joe was my protégé working on the Apple Mobile Store. Such is his passion that, even when I was busy and cranky, he would continue to follow me around pestering me to show him some code until I relented. If I was coding in another building, he’d find me and show up. If I was coding in my garage, he’d take a cab to my house. Of all my protégés, he is the most like me—in a good way. Please don’t hold that against him!
Working with Mike, under his lead, was an invaluable experience in my career as a software engineer. His expertise in application architecture and code design is unparalleled. Mike Lee is the best of the best. He's also a really awesome guy.
Joe on Mike:
I met Brent through Seattle Xcoders, he being a sort of godfather to the current generation of engineers. He served as a semi-mentor to me, his experiences and advice helping me through some of the tougher times working with Wil. He coined both the name of my blog, “Motherfucker,” and the name of my company, “United Lemur.” Even now, I won’t lay keel on a new project until I talk to Brent about it first—usually over a nice single-malt scotch.
Mike understands excellent software, software that delights people, software that's massively successful. His taste is top-notch. He also understands development and developers -- he knows what you need to do to make that software, and he knows who you need, too, and can line up those people.
Brent on Mike:
When I first started at Tapulous, I had the budget for one new engineer, and I immediately knew who I wanted. I have been incredibly fortunate to share with Guy that special kind of high-bandwidth friendship within which there is no bullshit. He wrote most of the code on first iPhone app—the ersatz “Lemur Poker,” and on my best known project, whose name I will redact until September.
I’ve not given you a recommendation yet because I’ve been too busy typing. Try this, it’s an adaptation of a Banksy quote which I’m currently in love with: “Mike Lee is a force of nature, he’s a phenomenon. And I don’t mean that in a good way.”
If you’re not laughing it’s because you’ve not seen “Exit Through The Gift Shop,” which you really must go see immediately.
Guy on Mike:
