Last week, I was at ECOOP in Uppsala to receive the Dahl-Nygaard Junior Award. On that occasion, I had the distinct pleasure of giving a keynote on Software Environmentalism. I do not know about others, but for me it was as emotional and exciting as I thought it would be.

Afterwards, I gave an interview over the phone for a piece of news that appeared on National TV (in Romanian).

It was the first time I gave an interview over the phone, and again it proved to become an educating experience. The main thing I learnt is that the more concise you are, the better chances you have to be quoted in the full. It’s like with tweeting, only in speech. And just like with a good tweet, it’s hard to be concise without preparation.