Richard Morris Niklaus Wirth: Geek of the Week
by Richard Morris | 02 July 2009 |  1 comment |
It is difficult to begin to estimate the huge extent of the contribution that Niklaus Wirth has made to IT as it exists today. Although now retired for ten years, he remains a abiding influence on the design of computer languages. It is likely that the first... Read more...
Larry Gonick Expecting the Worst
by Larry Gonick | 23 June 2009 |
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Phil Factor To Boldly Ask IT for Development Work
by Phil Factor | 22 June 2009 |  12 comments |
Phil has always been mystified by the way that, in Science-Fiction films, the crew of space-ships are able to reprogram their ships' computers in order to respond to emergencies, needing no more than a brief klip...klop...klip on the keyboard to effect a huge... Read more...
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Tony Davis Tony Davis

Tony Davis is the editor of Simple Talk. He is an experienced technical editor who has previously worked for Wrox Press and Apress. When not staring at the screen Tony supports Chelsea Football club and has a penchant for real ales.


Phil Factor Phil Factor

Phil Factor (real name withheld to protect the guilty), aka Database Mole, has 25 years of experience with database-intensive applications. Despite having once been shouted at by a furious Bill Gates at an exhibition in the early 1980s, he has remained resolutely anonymous throughout his career. See also :


Damon Armstrong Damon Armstrong

Damon Armstrong is a senior architect with Cogent Company in Dallas, Texas, and author of Pro ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming. He specializes in Microsoft technologies with a focus on web application design using ASP.NET. When not staying up all night coding, he can be found playing disc golf, softball, working on something for Carrollton Young Life, or recovering from staying up all night coding.