Biography:Allen Holub

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Short description: American author/consultant

Allen I. Holub (born 1955) is the 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.

Career

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]

Writing

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.[5] 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.[6]

Compiler Design in C
AuthorAllen I. Holub
Cover artistAllen I. Holub and Lundgren Graphics Ltd.
PublisherPrentice Hall, Inc.
Publication date
1990
Pages984
ISBNISBN:0-13-155045-4
LC ClassQA76.76.C65H65
Websitehttps://holub.com/compiler/

His 1990 book Compiler Design in C is a 984-page reference book, recommended by several library services at the time,[7][8] as well as trade publications[9][10][11] and the comp.compiler Usenet group FAQ.[12] It is now out of print, but available as a download on his website.[13] One reviewer stated he preferred it to the "dragon book", Principles, Techniques, and Tools, as its code examples made the material more approachable.[9]

Holub's book Taming Java Threads is an edited re-print of a 9-part series from his Java Toolbox column.[6] It has some good information, although is not as broad in coverage as other books.[14] 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.[15] It is a valuable resource for Java software developers.[16]

Speaking and advocacy

Holub signed the Agile Manifesto in March 2014.[17] 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,[18] do not need estimates,[19] and indeed should avoid most of the practices of Scrum.[20]

Personal life

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Holub, Allen. "Allen Holub". https://holub.com/allenholub/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Allen I. Holub, Biography.". 5 November 1996. http://www.holub.com/bio.htm. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Allen Holub - Principal - Holub Associates". https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenholub. 
  4. ↑ "Allen Holub: Clients". 22 November 2017. http://holub.com/company/clients.html. 
  5. ↑ "Allen Holub: Published works". 22 August 2015. http://holub.com/company/published.html. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Allen Holub: Online publications". https://holub.com/publications/articles/index.html. 
  7. ↑ (in en) Computer Book Review. CBR Publications. 1990. https://books.google.com/books?id=0IU_AQAAIAAJ&q=COMPILER%20DESIGN%20IN%20C. 
  8. ↑ (in en) Choice: Publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a Division of the American Library Association. American Library Association. 1990. https://books.google.com/books?id=_fM8AQAAIAAJ&q=holub. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Schulman, Andrew (October 1992). "Programmer's Bookshelf: Slaying the Dragon". Dr. Dobb's Journal. https://archive.org/details/DDJDVD6. 
  10. ↑ (in en) CommUNIXations. UniForum. 1990. https://books.google.com/books?id=iZEkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Compiler+design+in+C%22+holub+review. 
  11. ↑ Blunden, Bill (2002) (in en). Virtual Machine Design and Implementation in C/C++. Wordware Pub.. ISBN 978-1-55622-903-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=kfUrpHUiO8kC. 
  12. ↑ "Reading list from comp.compilers FAQ". http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~pjj/cs211/list.html. 
  13. ↑ Holub, Allen (17 March 2017). "Compiler Design in C". https://holub.com/compiler/. 
  14. ↑ Zukowski, John (15 December 2000). "Java threads: A comparative book review" (in en). InfoWorld. https://www.infoworld.com/article/2076263/java-threads--a-comparative-book-review.html. 
  15. ↑ Holub, Allen (27 September 2004) (in en). Holub on Patterns: Learning Design Patterns by Looking at Code. Apress. ISBN 978-1-4302-0725-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=uR1es8pL8XwC. 
  16. ↑ Dave, Maulik A. (13 April 2005). "Holub on patterns: learning design patterns by looking at code". http://www.computingreviews.com/review/review_review.cfm?review_id=131116. 
  17. ↑ "Agile Manifesto Signatories". https://agilemanifesto.org/display/000000305.html. 
  18. ↑ Holub, Allen (25 February 2022). "Don't track bugs, fix them". https://holub.com/bugs/. 
  19. ↑ Holub, Allen (9 July 2016). "#NoEstimates, An Introduction.". https://holub.com/noestimates-an-introduction/. 
  20. ↑ "Agile & Scrum Don't Work | Allen Holub In The Engineering Room Ep. 9" (in en). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxXmTnb3mFU. 



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