About the Author
John Farrar is a man who has a passion for pragmatic technology. He started
working on computers in the late 70s and has watched the trends as closely as
he watches the milestones. His work included programming on early computers,
repairing military ight simulators in the navy, and working on web technology
that helps people get business done. This work included building early commerce
solutions for Apple, Brunswick Recreation, and Casio and working for a number
of other companies along the letters of the alphabet. He is inspired and passionate
about understanding the need before choosing the technology that answers
the challenge.
Over the years, John has worked on a couple of books for ColdFusion, multiple open
source projects from early Fusebox, community participation with jQuery, and some
frameworks he created on his own. He has spoken at about a dozen conferences
over the years and worked on supporting local and online users as time has
permitted. He has provided technical training from online courses, in person class
instructions, and a number of great intern programmers that let him share their
entrance into the world of writing software.
I believe no man rises on his own strength and I appreciate the
incredible number of friends in the community who give and
share time and technology. Every place I have worked and every
community that I spent time at has enriched and challenged me.
Without you, my technology and understanding would be a
fraction of what it is. Thanks for being part of my journey.
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