About the Author

Peter Smith is a freelance consultant for Arapiki Solutions, Inc. (www.arapiki.com), based in Vancouver, Canada. He obtained a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of British Columbia in 1998, focusing on compilers and language design. He spent several years teaching undergraduate courses in compiler design, programming language design, software engineering, and computer networks. He also served on the Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages & Applications (OOPSLA) conference committee for three years. Peter has worked primarily in the telecommunications industry, as a software engineer, a project manager, and the manager of a tools support team. Recent consulting jobs included the adoption and development of ...

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