[ FM-4 ]About the Author
Fergal Dearle is a seasoned software development professional with almost
30 years' experience in software product development across a wide variety of
technologies. He is currently the principal consultant with his own software
development consulting company, Dearle Technologies Ltd., engaged in design,
development, and architecture of new software products for client companies.
Recent projects have included the integration of the Telegraph (http://www.
telegraph.co.uk) into Apple's new Apple News application for iOS 9 and the
reengineering of the G-Cloud Digital Marketplace for the United Kingdom Cabinet
Office (https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk).
He is a committed mentor in his local CoderDojo in Wexford Town where he teaches
Groovy to the young coding ninjas. He has been recently nominated as a CoderDojo
Hero for his work.
In the past, Fergal has worked in lead architect and developer roles for Candle
Corporation on the OMEGAMON product, which is now part of IBM's Tivoli
product suite, and as the development manager for Unix implementations of
Lotus 1-2-3. In the early 1990s, Fergal led the team at Glockenspiel that developed
CommonView, the first object-oriented UI framework for Microsoft Windows.
The team was awarded one of the first ever Jolt Productivity Awards by
Dr. Dobbs Journal.
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