Who are you and where in the world are you?
I’m the one and only Barry Getty and I’m currently based in Murcia, in the South Eastern corner of Spain.
Before working with Incsub what did you do?
In the end pretty much everything I could think of to avoid a life sitting behind a computer screen. I started working in the tourism industry straight from University and gradually worked my way through the consulting, charity and teaching parts of the IT world. I spent almost a year working in the city (of London) before the securities house I worked for imploded (not my fault honest), then ended up contracting myself out to the most interesting projects.
Almost in parallel I’ve taught Tae-kwon-do, self defence, qualified as and worked for a bit as a personal trainer, drove jeeps of tourists through mountains and deserts, worked in a few bars, and occasionally helped run a holiday company.
How did you end up working with Incsub?
Incsub were looking for a new developer so I made contact, unfortunately though, my workload conflicted with joining them at that point. A few months later I contacted Incsub again and after a bit of emailing back and forth, they let me in on a cool project they wanted to try – so shortly afterwards I developed the blogs.mu system (which eventually became the basis for a large number of plugins available on WPMU DEV).
What is your role within Incsub?
I’m a core developer – I guess that means I’m in the middle 
I develop, maintain and support quite a few of the plugins over on WPMU DEV and also developed, maintain and run the WP Plugins site.
What is a typical working day like for you?
I don’t really have one, and try deliberately to not let myself get into a routine as I work better and more creatively if I can vary the times of day and periods of sitting at a desk. So one day I’ll work during the day (particularly if it’s not nice out) and others I’ll work from about 8pm through to sunrise the following day.
What is your favorite aspect of working with Incsub?
We have a great and fun team at Incsub. Considering that I’ve never met any of them face to face, the online atmosphere very positive. We also have a lot of interesting projects to keep us entertained, thanks mainly to the non-stop imagination of James.
What do you like about working with WordPress?
Basically it implements 70% of a project for me so I can concentrate on the details of what I am trying to develop. Other than that I have no great love for it, I see it as more of a tool to accomplish a task rather than something I’d jump up and down and be excited about
What is your favourite software/development tool/plugin/aid?
I don’t know how I would survive without the CSSEdit application. Well, I could, but my plugins would look a lot plainer. jQuery is also a fantastic tool which removes a lot of cross-browser interface issues and I love it to bits.
Apart from working at Incsub what do you love to do?
I’m a mad historian, so I read *a lot* and whenever I can. When not indoors though I try to run ridiculous distances, cling to cliffs or pop underwater for a bit of a look around.
If you had an alternative life, what do you think you’d be doing?
In my wildest dreams I’d like to be a cross between Indiana Jones and Mel Fisher