Pedro Teixeira

Pedro Teixeira is a prolific open-source programmer and author of many Node.js modules. After he graduated in Software Engineering over 14 years ago, he has been a consultant, a programmer, and an active and internationally known Node.js community member.He is a founding partner of The Node Firm and a senior programmer at Nodejitsu Inc., the leading Node.js platform-as-a-service provider. He is also the author of the popular Node Tuts screencasts and two books about Node.js: Hands-on Node.js (self-published) and Professional Node.js (Wrox).When he was ten years old his father taught him how to program a ZX Spectrum, and since then he never wanted to stop. He taught himself how to program his father's Apple IIc and then entered the PC era. During college he was introduced to the universe of UNIX and open-source, becoming seriously addicted to it. In his professional life he developed systems and products built with Visual Basic, C, C++, Java, PHP, Ruby, and JavaScript for big Telco companies, banks, hotel chains, and others.He has been a Node.js enthusiast since the very beginning, having authored many applications and also many well-known modules like Fugue, Alfred.js, Carrier, Nock, and others.