Dave Thomas (programmer), Date of Birth

Dave Thomas (programmer)

British computer programmer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1956

Profession: engineer, computer scientist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Dave Thomas (born 1956) is a computer programmer, author and editor.
He has written about Ruby and together with Andy Hunt, he co-authored The Pragmatic Programmer and runs The Pragmatic Bookshelf publishing company.
Thomas moved to the United States from England in 1994 and lives north of Dallas, Texas.
Thomas coined the phrases 'Code Kata' and 'DRY' (Don't Repeat Yourself), and was an original signatory and author of The Manifesto for Agile Software Development.
He studied computer science at Imperial College London.