97 Things Every Programmer Should Know

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known for talks with few slides and lots of code. Anders lives in Norway, where
he works for Objectware as its chief technology evangelist. You can read his
blog at http://andersnoras.com.
“Don’t Just Learn the Language, Understand Its Culture,” page 54
Ann Katrin Gagnat
Ann Katrin Gagnat has four years of experience with Java and
works as a system developer at Steria AS in Norway. Her profes-
sional interests include agile development, patterns, and writing
readable code.
“Pair Program and Feel the Flow,” page 128
Aslam Khan
Aslam Khan has spent more than half his life creating software.
He still believes the truth is in the code that gets executed, but
that belief is soberly balanced by his other core value—that peo-
ple are more important than compilers. As a software architect
and coach, Aslam spends his time helping teams to design and build better
software, while having fun and making worthwhile friendships. Aslam is part
of the factor10 team, and he is also an editor for the architecture community at
DZone. You can read his blog at http://aslamkhan.net.
“Ubuntu Coding for Your Friends,” page 174
Burk Hufnagel
Burk Hufnagel has been creating positive user experiences since
1978 as a software architect and developer. As someone who has
spent most of his life designing and crafting software, Burk has
made a habit of developing practical solutions for difficult prob-
lems. He is a bibliophile and a technophile, and tends to appreciate esoteric
subjects.
Burk was one of the contributors to 97 Things Every Software Architect Should
Know (O’Reilly). He spoke at JavaOne 2008 on building better user experi-
ences, and at the International Association of Software Architects’ IT Archi-
tecture Regional Conference in 2007 and 2009. He also authored a paper for
the IASA Skills Library on the not-so-subtle connection between user inter-
face design and user experience.
“News of the Weird: Testers Are Your Friends,” page 120
“Put the Mouse Down and Step Away from the Keyboard,” page 138