Leanpub Frontmatter: Frank Delporte, Author of Getting started with Java on the Raspberry Pi

Writing a technical book while holding down a day job sounds intimidating, but it can also become the thing that shapes a career. Frank started small with blog posts about Java on the Raspberry Pi, kept going, and ended up with a full book on Leanpub. Host Len Epp invited Frank as the guest on Leanpub Frontmatter episode #234 to talk about that path.

What we talked about

• Frank’s early experiences with a Commodore 64 and tinkering with electronics
• The move from film school into web development
• How access to documentation and tooling changed over the decades
• What a Raspberry Pi actually is and what people build with it
• A drum booth lighting control system written in Java
• Interviews with Java experts featured inside the book
• Frank’s view on social media and data privacy
• Self-publishing on Leanpub compared to Amazon KDP

What stood out

Frank keeps circling back to one habit. He writes down what he learns, and that writing turns into talks, blog posts, and eventually a book. Len pulls out concrete stories about the recording setup, the editing process, and what surprised Frank about working with Leanpub.

See the Leanpub Frontmatter episode page for all info, shownotes, links, etc.