Allen Holub

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Allen Holub is a computer scientist, author, educator, and consultant. He has written extensively on the C, C++, and Java programming languages, and on object-oriented programming in general. He also writes about and teaches agile development. He was a Contributing Editor for Dr. Dobb's Journal and JavaWorld, a former columnist for SD Times (Java Watch), and has written the OO Design Process column for IBM DeveloperWorks. He has also written for Microsoft Systems Journal, Programmers Journal, BYTE Magazine, Windows Tech Journal, Mac Tech Journal, C Gazette, and others.

Holub is currently^[when?] an agile process consultant, software architect, and trainer.

He taught programming courses for the University of California Extensions in Berkeley and Santa Cruz from 1983 to 2000, and he was the Chan-Norris Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Mills College for the 2021-2022 academic year (it’s a one-year appointment). Holub has conducted software design seminars and provides design consulting since 1990, and continues to do so today. His past and current clients include Autodesk, Microsoft, Stanford Linear Accelerator, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Genentech, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, Novell, Perkin Elmer Applied Biosystems, Sybase, University of California, Pacific Bell, and PeopleSoft.^[1]

Books[]

• Holub, Allen (2004). Holub on Patterns. Apress. ISBN 978-1-59059-388-2.
• Holub, Allen (2000). Taming Java Threads. Apress. ISBN 978-1-893115-10-1.
• Holub, Allen (1995). Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-029689-3.
• Holub, Allen (1994). Compiler Design in C. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-304957-2.
• Holub, Allen (1991). C+C++: Programming With Objects in C and C++. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-934375-29-0.
• Holub, Allen (1987). C Companion. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-109786-5.
• Holub, Allen (1987). C Chest and other C Treasures from Dr. Dobb's Journal. . ISBN 978-0-934375-49-8.
• Holub, Allen (1987). On Command. . ISBN 978-0-934375-29-0.

References[]

External links[]

• Holub's web site.
• Allen Holub's music