Francesco Cesarini
Francesco Cesarini是Erlang语言培训和咨询公司创始人(http://www.erlang-consulting.com)。从1995年开始,他差不多每天都在使用Erlang语言, 而他第一次接触Erlang是当他在Erlang的诞生地 —— 爱立信计算机科学实验室组实习的时候。他在爱立信参与了Erlang的旗舰项目并持续了4年,其中包括了OTP 中间件R1的发布版本。他热衷于对参与软件开发周期各个环节的各方人员包括开发工程师、支持工程师、测试人员、项目经理和技术经理传授关于Erlang/OTP方面的相关知识。2003年,他开始在哥德堡大学的计算机系教授本科生。
在Erlang开源发布不久,他就成立了Erlang培训和咨询公司。公司在英国、瑞典和波兰(很快在美国)都设有办事处,并已成为有关Erlang咨询、承包合同、支持、培训和系统开发方面的世界领先者。Francesco在Erlang社区非常活跃,他不仅仅出现在Erlang的各种定期讲座、研讨会和多次在全球会议上演讲,而且还参与国际性的一些研究项目。他组织Erlang的地方用户组,并在同事的帮助下,运行维护trapexit.org这个 Erlang社区网站。
Simon Thompson
Simon Thompson是一位在肯特大学计算实验室工作的逻辑和计算学教授,他教授本科生和研究生的计算学课程已经有25年了,而且6年前他成为了计算机系的部门负责人。他的研究工作主要集中在函数式编程:程序验证、类型系统以及最近关于函数编程语言方面的软件开发工具的开发。他的团队已经开发出了关于Haskell语言的重构工具HaRe,现在他们正在开发类似的关于Erlang语言的重构工具Wrangler。
很多机构(包括自然科学基金委员会和欧洲框架计划组织)都资助Simon的研究工作。他拥有剑桥大学的数学硕士学位和牛津大学的数理逻辑博士学位。他在感兴趣的领域著有3本书:《Type Theory and Functional Programming》、《Miranda: The Craft of Functional Programming》和《Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming》(Second Edition),这3本书已由Addison - Wesley出版社出版。
The animal on the cover of Erlang Programming is a brush-tailed rat kangaroo
(Bettongia penicillata). The brush-tailed rat kangaroo is a small mammal found in
western and southern Australia. It is a cross between a rat and a small wallaby, and
although some of its features are reminiscent of a rat, it is not a rodent and is instead
classified as a marsupial. In south Australia, they are found in semi-arid scrublands and
grasslands; in western Australia, they prefer eucalyptus forests containing a vegetative
layer of tussock grass, low woody scrub, and occasional bare patches of ground. They once inhabited more than 60% of the Australian mainland, but now they inhabit less
than 1%.
Brush-tailed rat kangaroos have an unusual mammalian diet that consists of bulbs,
tubers, seeds, insects, resins, and underground fungi; they do not drink water or eat
green plants. Although fungi are not considered a good food source for mammals in
general, they provide the nutrients necessary for the brush-tailed rat-kangaroo’s health.
The kangaroos’ coats are yellowish-gray in color, their feet are pale brown and have
hairs that bristle, and their long tails have a prominent black crest. Their tails are also
useful: brush-tailed rat kangaroos are able to curl their tails to carry bundles of material
to build their nests. They are relatively slow-moving creatures, but are able to hop away
quickly when disturbed.
Brush-tailed rat kangaroos are extremely nocturnal. During the day they rest in wellconstructed,
hidden nests made up of grass and shredded bark. They appear to be
solitary except when ready to mate.
Mating occurs year round, and females give birth to one young after a gestation period
of 21 days. The newborn remains in the mother’s pouch for about 98 days, and then
stays in a nest until a new infant is born. As with many other kangaroos, the brushtailed
rat kangaroo mates shortly after giving birth and can keep embryos in a state of
dormancy until they are needed.