Bill Venners
Bill Venners is a well-known technology author who has written extensively on software, web development, programming, systems and technology management topics. A graduate of Brown University with a degree in computer science, Bill Venners has been writing on software engineering topics since the early 1990s and has published more than 1,500 articles. His book projects include Designing Software Architectures (Addison-Wesley, 2003), Building J2EE Applications with the Spring Framework (Addison-Wesley, 2005), and Effective Unit Testing (Manning, 2017).
Bill Venners is the founder and president of Artima Software, a software development consulting, training, and publishing company. He founded Artima Software in 1993, after working for software companies such as HP and Metamata. Bill Venners also served as an editor for the JavaWorld magazine for eight years. His primary skill is that of software architect and he is a member of the IEEE Computer Society and the International Institute of Software Architects.
During his career, Bill Venners has been an active member of the software development community and was one of the first developers to gain a deep understanding of object-oriented design in the early 1990s. He also held various positions such as editorial director of JavaWorld, board director of the Java Software Community, editor-in-chief of JavaPro magazine and chairman of the Java Technology Conference.
In addition to software development, Bill Venners is known for his writing and speaking engagements on the subject. He has written numerous books on the topics of design, architecture and testing, including “Effective Unit Testing” (Manning, 2017), “Decoupling Java EE” (Addison-Wesley, 2003) and “Designing Software Architectures” (Addison-Wesley, 2003).
A second book, “Building Java EE Application with the Spring Framework” (Addison-Wesley, 2005) was published to wide acclaim and has become a must-have for Java developers. His third book, “Comparing and Merging Java Objects” (Addison-Wesley, 2012), discusses the subject of object comparison and merging in software development.
In addition to writing books, Bill Venners has been a regular speaker at conferences. Some of the topics he has discussed in the past include “Modern Software Design”, “Java Performance” and “Software Design Patterns”. He is a co-host of the podcast “Software Engineering Radio” which has featured leading software engineers from around the world, discussing the latest developments in the software engineering field.
Bill Venners is also the founder of the open source Java library “ScalaTest” which provides an expressive testing framework for Java, Scala, and other JVM languages. In addition, his work has been featured in the European version of the Java Specialists’ Newsletter, Dr. Dobb’s Journal and the IEEE Software Magazine.
Bill Venners is an experienced and influential technologist who has been writing and speaking on the subject of software development for more than two decades. His books, articles and talks provide valuable insights into modern software design, architecture, testing and development. His work is well-known among the developer community and his expertise has made him a sought after speaker at conferences on software engineering and architecture.
