Secrets of the Rock Star Programmers: Riding the IT Crest

Chapter 8. Kohsuke Kawaguchi

Fact Sheet

Name: Kohsuke Kawaguchi

Home Page: www.kohsuke.org

Rock Star Programmer Credentials: Creator of the Hudson continuous integration tool

Date of Birth: July 1977

City of Birth: Washington, D.C.

Birth Order: First of two

Marital Status: Married

Number of Kids: One

Degree: Bachelor of Science, University of Tokyo, 2001; Master of Engineering, Cornell University, 2003

Number of generations in ancestry (including yourself) that graduated from college: Two

Years as an IT Professional: 12

Role: Senior Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Introduction

I’ve asked most of the programmers in this book who they think is the most ...