Secrets of the Rock Star Programmers: Riding the IT Crest

Chapter 5. Nikhil Kothari

Fact Sheet

Name: Nikhil Kothari

Home Page: http://nikhilk.net/

Rock Star Programmer Credentials: Architect of Microsoft ASP.NET and Silverlight

Date of Birth: March 1976

City of Birth: Jamshedpur, India

Birth Order: First of two

Marital Status: Married

Number of Kids: None

Degree: Bachelor’s in Information and Computer Science, 1997, University of California, Irvine

Number of generations in your ancestry (including yourself) that went to college: Two

Years as an IT Professional: Ten

Professional Role: Software architect for .NET developer platforms

Introduction

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