Eric is described by Head First series co-creator Kathy Sierra as “one of those rare individuals fluent in the language, practice, and culture of multiple domains from hipster hacker, corporate VP, engineer, think tank.”
By training, Eric is a computer scientist, having earned his PhD at Yale University. Professionally, Eric was formerly CTO of Disney Online & Disney.com at the Walt Disney Company.
Eric now co-directs the Head First series and devotes his time to creating print and video content at WickedlySmart, which is distributed across the leading educational channels.
Eric’s Head First titles include Head First Design Patterns, Head First HTML & CSS, Head First JavaScript Programming, Head First HTML5 Programming, and Head First Learn to Code.
Eric lives in Austin, Texas.
Elisabeth is a software engineer, writer, and trainer. She has been passionate about technology since her days as a student at Yale University, where she earned a Masters of Science in Computer Science.
She’s currently cofounder of WickedlySmart, where she creates books, articles, videos, and more. Previously, as Director of Special Projects at O’Reilly Media, Elisabeth produced in-person workshops and online courses on a variety of technical topics and developed ...
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