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Dave Thomas (programmer)
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<p>Dave Thomas (born 1960) is a computer programmer, author and editor. He has written about <a href="/facts/Ruby_programming_language/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a> and together with <a href="/facts/Andy_Hunt_(author)/VYftcQUv">Andy Hunt</a>, he co-authored <i><a href="/facts/The_Pragmatic_Programmer/rQeDXFMK">The Pragmatic Programmer</a></i> and runs The Pragmatic Bookshelf publishing company. Thomas moved to the United States from England in 1994 and lives north of <a href="/facts/Dallas%2c_Texas/f3c7MQn0">Dallas, Texas</a>. </p><p>Thomas coined the phrases 'Code Kata' and '<a href="/facts/Don%2527t_repeat_yourself/pUF8abIM">DRY</a>' (Don't Repeat Yourself), and was an original signatory and author of <a href="/facts/Agile_software_development/LDaISBAW">The Manifesto for Agile Software Development</a>. He studied <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a> at <a href="/facts/Imperial_College_London/SoXBRyax">Imperial College London</a>. [<i>unreliable source?</i>] </p>