chromatic (programmer)

Chromatic is a writer and <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a> <a href="/facts/Programmer/WGTS1Jv9">programmer</a> best known for his work in the <a href="/facts/Perl/fx31kjlT">Perl</a> programming language. He lives in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. He wrote Extreme Programming Pocket Guide and the lead author of Perl Hacks , co-wrote Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebook, and is an uncredited contributor to The Art of Agile Development. He has a music degree. Also, he has contributed to <a href="/facts/CPAN/MB7Iv662">CPAN</a>, <a href="/facts/Perl_5/fx31kjlT">Perl 5</a>, <a href="/facts/Raku_/9eYW7vRJ">Perl 6</a>, and <a href="/facts/Parrot_virtual_machine/tlcl5jAM">Parrot</a>.
In 2009, he founded Modern Perl Books, in part to revitalize the world of Perl and to publish materials that other publishers had neglected.
In 2010, he released the book Modern Perl in print and in electronic form, with the latter redistributable freely (though with a suggested donation). An updated edition was released in 2012, with the entire text online.

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