| In this interview, my good friend and fellow Java Champion Alan Williamson and I talk about our fear of failure. We cannot let our worries about what people think of us determine our future. Fortunately audiences generally do not remember bad performances as vividly as we do. A couple of months ago, my friend Tippy challenged me to write a book. Renowned author Maurice Naftalin strongly suggested I get lots of good reviewers. I opened up my book to my entire Java Specialists Newsletter readership. Over 500 signed up to help. 1000+ comments later, of which I accepted about 95%, we have a book that is so much better. Some of the criticisms were harsh, but not unkind. | 