About the Authors
Ben Hall is a passionate and enthusiastic software developer and tester from the United Kingdom. Ben enjoys exploring different ways of testing software, focusing on how to most effectively test different types of applications, both on the Web and the desktop. He also loves the development side of software — developing web applications using ASP.NET and Ruby on Rails. Ben is a Microsoft C# MVP and maintains a blog at Blog.BenHall.me.uk.
Jeff McWherter is the Director of Simplicity at Web Ascender in Okemos, Michigan. Jeff graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in telecommunications, and has 14 years of professional experience in software development.
He is a founding member and current Program Director for the Greater Lansing User Group for .NET (GLUG.net). He enjoys profiling code, applying design patterns, finding obscure namespaces, and long walks in the park. His lifelong interest in programming began with Home Computing Magazine in 1983, which included an article about writing a game called Boa Alley in BASIC.
Jeff currently lives in a farming community near Lansing, Michigan. When he is not in front of the computer he enjoys rock and ice climbing with his smart and beautiful wife — which leads to his favorite activity of all — road trips. Jeff's blog can be found at www.mcwherter.net/blog.
