After seeing a yet-another launch of a minor release of one of Jon Tackaburys 10 free tools I had to finally write this. I’m just floored at the what Jon has done in the past year with his blog/site BinaryFortress.com and his software products. I can’t remember how long it’s been since he decided to make software development his “day-job” career but its clear now – his recent successes prove that the world has taken notice of his ability. I don’t need to say much more about what he has done, his skill is evident.
What I want to do is add some context to Jon’s recent achievements. While he has been outputting the above awesomeness – he spends the majority of his day being a good husband, a father of two, working hard at a full time job and then still has time to cheat up his xbox live gamer score 
So his success has been accomplished in those spare hours after the kids are in bed. Not only does he put out great apps for free – each app gets supported and revised. He has change logs, installers and FAQ’s. He has a forum where he helps his *many* users. With such overhead and such little time, Jon still has been able to put out, to date, 10 tools. I’m amazed that he can manage all of this, it speaks volumes about his project management skills, his amazing and simple time management system and his overall sense of quality.
Oh yea did I mention this guy is a self-taught programmer? I remember years ago when I first met Jon, I was a co-op student where he currently worked. Jon was a systems-analyst and right away I noticed how talented he was with anything technical and how much respect everyone else in our organization had for him. Back then I knew when he took a serious stab at coding it would be a short amount of time to get where he’s at now. I really can’t wait to see what’s next for Jon and when all of his hard work starts to really pay off.
Congrats Jon!
