This month the award goes to Mojtaba Jamali (mojtabajml) from Iran for his work on XQuiz and Oxygen (where he teamed up with Voltan)
Where are you from, and where do you live now?
I am from Iran and I'm living in Esfahan
How long have you been programming?
About 4 years, started with C after C++ and php sometimes coding with C#.
What is your expertise?
My expertise is Artificial intelligence and I love web development and PHP programming specializing in XOOPS.
What got you to XOOPS?
3 years ago, my brother asked me to create a website for his company and I've tried many CMS and finally decided XOOPS on XOOPS
What do you like the most about XOOPS?
OO architecture, modularity and open source.
Why did you decide to work on the XQuiz Module?
It's a project for my internet engineering course in my university. But I continue this aspect and I want to develop an e-Learning module for XOOPS.
Together with Voltan, you've work on Oxygen, which really rocks. Who came up with the idea to improve the EXM admin theme and did you like to work as a team?
Me and Voltan are student in a same city, so sometimes Voltan comes to my dormitory and we are talking about XOOPS. One day I said that I have many problems with EXM, especially in EXM menus, and then Voltan asked me to solve this problem by myself, so I've developed some PHP code for this and built a dropdown JavaScript menus and Voltan improved the user interface.
What is your major achievement in programming that you're most proud of?
I like to develop e-Learning systems maybe as a XOOPS module and I want to develop LMS module for my next project based on SCORM standard.
What are your hobbies, when you're not coding?
Taekwondo (I have 2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo),swimming, mountain climbing with my friends or my family.
You favorite dish and drink?
Fesenjan (a Persian food) is my favorite dish and I drink a lot of tea during the day.
What about movies and music?
I like action movies and mostly I listen rock music (e.g. Evanescence).
If you could choose a place and time to live, what would it be and why?
Esfahan, the city that I living in it now. (In Persian Esfahan means: half of the world)
Who is the person that you would like to meet and why?
No specific choice.
