Frank Delporte is the author of the Leanpub book Getting started with Java on the Raspberry Pi. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Frank about his professional background, his first experiences with electronics and computers, how access to documentation and technology has changed over the decades, how video editing technology has changed, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.This interview was recorded on September 6, 2022.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM212-Frank-Delporte-2022-09-06.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.