Marc LaFleur

I began writing code on an Apple ][e in 1984 and have never looked back. In fairness, the only useful thing I accomplished with Applesoft BASIC was making juvenile statements fill the screens of the machines in his local Sears (much to the chagrin of the staff).

After a short-lived stint as a session musician and recording engineer, I came to two important realizations. The first is that “music career” and “lives with mom and eats ramen three times a day” are effectively synonymous. The second was that my super-secret supper-uncool hobby of slinging code had a brighter future than rock stardom.

For over 20 years, I have worked on commercial software products and supported the developer community at large through writing, forums, and speaking at events whenever possible. Over this time, I have worn many hats, from a lone-wolf engineer at a micro-ISV to managing a globally distributed engineering organization.

I live in Massachusetts, in the village of Monument Beach on beautiful Cape Cod with my not-quite Walton’s family of 7 kids (4 boys, 3 girls) and the most wonderful (and patient) wife on the planet. While I still hold some slim hope of post-career rock stardom, I no longer own any leather pants.