Allen I. Holub (born 1955) is a computer author who was published in Dr. Dobb's Journal in the 1980s and then again in the 2010s. He also wrote for SD Times. His 1990 book Compiler Design in C was universally praised as an accessible reference. He is also a teacher, consultant, and speaker.
Allen Holub received double Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, in Computer Science and Medieval European History.[1] In 1982, he became an instructor for the University of California Berkeley Extension,[2] where he has continued teaching periodically to the present day.[3] He started his consulting company "Holub Associates" in 1983,[2] which has also continued to the present day.[3][4]
Holub was the Chan-Norris Distinguished Visiting Professor of Computer Science at Mills College for the 2021-2022 academic year,[5][6] teaching a computer science elective course among other duties.[5][7]
Writingedit
Holub is a prolific author and has written many books and articles. His "C Chest" column appeared in Dr. Dobb's Journal from 1984 to 1988.[8] His "Java Toolbox" column appeared in JavaWorld from 1998 to 2004. His bi-monthly "JavaWatch" column was in SD Times from May 2004 to September 2006. Holub also blogged on Agile for Dr. Dobb's Journal from 2011 until its shutdown in 2014.[9]
His 1990 book Compiler Design in C is a 984-page reference book, recommended by several library services at the time,[10][11] as well as trade publications[12][13][14] and the comp.compiler Usenet group FAQ.[15] It is now out of print, but available as a download on his website.[16] One reviewer stated he preferred it to the "dragon book", Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools, as its code examples made the material more approachable.[12]
Holub's book Taming Java Threads is an edited re-print of a 9-part series from his Java Toolbox column.[9] It has some good information, although is not as broad in coverage as other books.[17] Holub's book Holub on Patterns: Learning Design Patterns by Looking at Code contains a few of his more popular Java Toolbox articles, but is mostly new content.[18] It is a valuable resource for Java software developers.[19]
Speaking and advocacyedit
Holub signed the Agile Manifesto in March 2014.[20] As of 2023, Holub positions himself as well-versed in Lean/Agile methodology.[1] He has made several controversial statements, such as that software development teams do not need a bug tracking system,[21] do not need estimates,[22] and indeed should avoid most of the practices of Scrum.[23]
Personal lifeedit
In addition to his work in the software industry, Holub is also a composer, musician, artist, and pilot. As of 2023 he resides in Berkeley, CA.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcHolub, Allen. "Allen Holub". Allen Holub. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ ab"Allen I. Holub, Biography". 5 November 1996. from the original on 1996-11-05. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
^ ab"Allen Holub - Principal - Holub Associates". LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-22.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022.
^Choice: Publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a Division of the American Library Association. American Library Association. 1990.
^ ab Schulman, Andrew (October 1992). "Programmer's Bookshelf: Slaying the Dragon". Dr. Dobb's Journal.
^Blunden, Bill (2002). Virtual Machine Design and Implementation in C/C++. Wordware Pub. ISBN978-1-55622-903-9.
^"Reading list from comp.compilers FAQ". www.cs.man.ac.uk.
^Holub, Allen (17 March 2017). "Compiler Design in C". Allen Holub.
^Zukowski, John (15 December 2000). "Java threads: A comparative book review". InfoWorld.
^Holub, Allen (27 September 2004). Holub on Patterns: Learning Design Patterns by Looking at Code. Apress. ISBN978-1-4302-0725-2.
^Dave, Maulik A. (13 April 2005). "Holub on patterns: learning design patterns by looking at code". Computing Reviews.
^"Agile Manifesto Signatories". agilemanifesto.org. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^Holub, Allen (25 February 2022). "Don't track bugs, fix them". Allen Holub.
^Holub, Allen (9 July 2016). "#NoEstimates, An Introduction". Allen Holub.
^"Agile & Scrum Don't Work | Allen Holub In The Engineering Room Ep. 9". YouTube. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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Allen I Holub born 1955 is a computer author who was published in Dr Dobb s Journal in the 1980s and then again in the 2010s He also wrote for SD Times His 1990 book Compiler Design in C was universally praised as an accessible reference He is also a teacher consultant and speaker Contents 1 Career 2 Writing 3 Speaking and advocacy 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesCareer editAllen Holub received double Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of California Berkeley in Computer Science and Medieval European History 1 In 1982 he became an instructor for the University of California Berkeley Extension 2 where he has continued teaching periodically to the present day 3 He started his consulting company Holub Associates in 1983 2 which has also continued to the present day 3 4 Holub was the Chan Norris Distinguished Visiting Professor of Computer Science at Mills College for the 2021 2022 academic year 5 6 teaching a computer science elective course among other duties 5 7 Writing editHolub is a prolific author and has written many books and articles His C Chest column appeared in Dr Dobb s Journal from 1984 to 1988 8 His Java Toolbox column appeared in JavaWorld from 1998 to 2004 His bi monthly JavaWatch column was in SD Times from May 2004 to September 2006 Holub also blogged on Agile for Dr Dobb s Journal from 2011 until its shutdown in 2014 9 Compiler Design in CAuthorAllen I HolubCover artistAllen I Holub and Lundgren Graphics Ltd PublisherPrentice Hall Inc Publication date1990Pages984ISBN0 13 155045 4LC ClassQA76 76 C65H65Websitehttps holub com compiler His 1990 book Compiler Design in C is a 984 page reference book recommended by several library services at the time 10 11 as well as trade publications 12 13 14 and the comp compiler Usenet group FAQ 15 It is now out of print but available as a download on his website 16 One reviewer stated he preferred it to the dragon book Compilers Principles Techniques and Tools as its code examples made the material more approachable 12 Holub s book Taming Java Threads is an edited re print of a 9 part series from his Java Toolbox column 9 It has some good information although is not as broad in coverage as other books 17 Holub s book Holub on Patterns Learning Design Patterns by Looking at Code contains a few of his more popular Java Toolbox articles but is mostly new content 18 It is a valuable resource for Java software developers 19 Speaking and advocacy editHolub signed the Agile Manifesto in March 2014 20 As of 2023 Holub positions himself as well versed in Lean Agile methodology 1 He has made several controversial statements such as that software development teams do not need a bug tracking system 21 do not need estimates 22 and indeed should avoid most of the practices of Scrum 23 Personal life editIn addition to his work in the software industry Holub is also a composer musician artist and pilot As of 2023 he resides in Berkeley CA 1 References edit a b c Holub Allen Allen Holub Allen Holub Retrieved 22 April 2023 a b Allen I Holub Biography 5 November 1996 Archived from the original on 1996 11 05 Retrieved 2023 04 22 a b Allen Holub Principal Holub Associates LinkedIn Retrieved 22 April 2023 Allen Holub Clients 22 November 2017 Archived from the original on 2017 11 22 a b Allen Holub Mills College Archived from the original on 27 February 2022 Allen Holub Archived from the original on 24 October 2021 Mills College Job Posting Distinguished Visiting Professor of Computer Science Essential Archived from the original on 4 June 2021 Allen Holub Published works 22 August 2015 Archived from the original on 2015 08 22 a b Allen Holub Online publications holub com Retrieved 22 April 2023 Computer Book Review CBR Publications 1990 Choice Publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries a Division of the American Library Association American Library Association 1990 a b Schulman Andrew October 1992 Programmer s Bookshelf Slaying the Dragon Dr Dobb s Journal CommUNIXations UniForum 1990 Blunden Bill 2002 Virtual Machine Design and Implementation in C C Wordware Pub ISBN 978 1 55622 903 9 Reading list from comp compilers FAQ www cs man ac uk Holub Allen 17 March 2017 Compiler Design in C Allen Holub Zukowski John 15 December 2000 Java threads A comparative book review InfoWorld Holub Allen 27 September 2004 Holub on Patterns Learning Design Patterns by Looking at Code Apress ISBN 978 1 4302 0725 2 Dave Maulik A 13 April 2005 Holub on patterns learning design patterns by looking at code Computing Reviews Agile Manifesto Signatories agilemanifesto org Retrieved 22 April 2023 Holub Allen 25 February 2022 Don t track bugs fix them Allen Holub Holub Allen 9 July 2016 NoEstimates An Introduction Allen Holub Agile amp Scrum Don t Work Allen Holub In The Engineering Room Ep 9 YouTube Retrieved 22 April 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allen Holub amp oldid 1216505072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
