Andy Hunt is a programmer turned consultant, author, and publisher. He is the author of a dozen books, including The Pragmatic Programmer. Mr. Hunt is coauthor of the Agile Manifesto and cofounder of the Agile Alliance and the Pragmatic Bookshelf, publishing award-winning and critically acclaimed books for software developers. He is currently writing science fiction and experimenting with the GROWS™ Method. He can be reached at andy@toolshed.com.