PragProg Authors Are Everywhere
Some PragProg authors work on the cutting edge, pushing languages,
architecture, and management forward at the most influential tech
companies around the globe.
Some PragProg authors are university professors, helping the next generation
of computer scientists develop the foundations they’ll need to build the
future.
Some PragProg authors are creating the languages and libraries that are
generating all the buzz and taking the development community by storm.
And some PragProg authors are traveling the world, sharing their knowledge at
conferences, meetups, and private training sessions.
Learn what makes a PragProg author tick, discover how they got where they are,
and find out where to see or even meet them next!
Author Spotlights
Dive deep into the tech and people behind some of your favorite PragProg
books, then join in on the AMAs for a chance to talk one-one-one with authors
and win free ebooks.
Author Events & News
Find out where to hear, see, and meet some of your favorite PragProg authors.
2025-04-03
Steve Love
Puzzling C#
A light-hearted look at C# to uncover surprising behaviour, hidden hazards, and even unexpected successes, that can arise from using--or accidentally mis-using--features that many C# programmers take for granted in day-to-day development.
2025-04-03
Frances Buontempo
An introduction to reinforcement learning: Snake your way out of a paper bag. Agents take actions in an environment: better outcomes are rewarded & worse outcomes are penalised. I'll show how to code a simple version in C++ & teach it to play Snake!!!!
2025-04-04
Cristian Planas
In his talk, "How Modern Ruby Powers High-Speed Microservices Reintegration in Rails", he will guide us through the fascinating journey of the Zendesk Indexer—which was extracted from a Rails monolith to become a high-speed microservice and is now returni
2025-05-06
Johanna Rothman
Learn to free yourself from outdated writing "rules." Learn to build a daily writing habit so you can write articles, blog posts, whatever you need to enhance your business and reputation