Brief Description: Famous for work on refactoring, XP, and UML
Further Details:
Martin Fowler started working with software in the early 80s and in the mid 80s he started getting interested in the then new world of object-oriented development.
He started to specialize in bringing objects to business information systems, first with a couple of companies and then as an independent consultant. In the early days this was using Smalltalk and C++, now it's Java, C# and the Internet. Every year I learn something new, but he also finds that many of the lessons from the past still apply. This work has led him into taking a leading role in OO analysis and design, the UML, patterns, and agile development methodologies.
An author, speaker, consultant and self-described "general loud-mouth on software development," Fowler concentrates on designing enterprise software - looking at what makes a good design and what practices are needed to come up with good design. He has pioneered object-oriented technology, refactoring, patterns, agile methodologies, domain modeling, the Unified Modeling Language (UML), and Extreme Programming (XP).
In March 2000 he gave up a long and successful career as an independent consultant and joined a company that he believed was truly world beating, ThoughtWorks - where he is Chief Scientist.
He's written five books on software developmen and speaks at many international conferences on software development. He's served on program committees for OOPSLA, Software Development, UML World, XP 2001, and TOOLS.
Fowler believes the biggest impact on successful software development is "motivated, talented developers."
"If you don't have that all the technology and methodology in the world can't help you."
He maintains a lively and regularly updated bliki.
About Jeremy Geelan Jeremy Geelan is Sr. Vice-President of SYS-CON Media & Events. He is Conference Chair of the AJAXWorld Conference & Expo series, of the 3rd International Virtualization Conference & Expo and founder of Web 2.0 Journal, AJAXWorld Magazine and other major SYS-CON titles. From 2000-6, as first editorial director and then group publisher of SYS-CON Media, he was responsible for the development of all new titles and i-Technology portals for the firm, and regularly represents SYS-CON at conferences and trade shows, speaking to technology audiences both in North America and overseas. He is executive producer and presenter of "Power Panels with Jeremy Geelan" on SYS-CON.TV.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL NEWSLETTERS
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR RSS FEEDS & GET YOUR SYS-CON NEWS LIVE!
Click to Add our RSS Feeds to the Service of Your Choice:
.gif)
