Summary
Chromatic is a writer and free software programmer best known for his work in the Perl programming language. He lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. He wrote Extreme Programming Pocket Guide, co-wrote Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebook, is the lead author of Perl Hacks, and is an uncredited contributor[1] to The Art of Agile Development.[2] He has a music degree.[3] Also, he has contributed to CPAN, Perl 5, Perl 6, and Parrot.
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| Occupation(s) | Programmer, author, editor, publisher |
| Employer(s) | Onyx Neon, Inc. Big Blue Marble |
| Website | modernperlbooks |
In 2009, he founded Modern Perl Books, in part to revitalize the world of Perl and to publish materials that other publishers had neglected.[4]
In 2010, he released the book Modern Perl in print and in electronic form, with the latter redistributable freely (though with a suggested donation). An updated edition was released in 2012, with the entire text online.[5]
CPAN edit
While he may be most currently known for the module "Modern::Perl", chromatic originally wrote "Test::Builder", which is the foundation of the most testing in the Perl world.
Perl 6 edit
Chromatic spent several years as the Perl 6 project secretary. He is one of the biggest proponents of "roles" in Perl 6 (what some other programming languages refer to as "traits").[6]
Parrot edit
Chromatic has been a core developer of Parrot. He was also secretary of the Parrot Foundation from 2008 until 2010.[7]
References edit
- ^ Books by chromatic
- ^ Shore, James; Warden, Shane (October 2007). The Art of Agile Development. Sebastopol, California: O'Reilly Media. ISBN 978-0-596-55379-1.
- ^ Shane Warden and Jim Shore (July 2008). On the Art of Agile Development (YouTube video). OSCON 2008. Portland, Oregon: O'Reilly Media. Event occurs at 3:15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
I have a degree in music. The day I graduated I said, 'I like to eat and I don't want to be living in a van the rest of my life so I am going to go find something else to do.'
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Onyx Neon Press
- ^ Modern Perl: The Book
- ^ Who's Who in Perl 6, parrot and Pugs
- ^ Who's Who in Parrot
External links edit
- chromatic's personal homepage
- chromatic's Onyx Neon biography
- chromatic's modules on CPAN