Chuck Allison developed software for more than twenty years before becoming a professor of computer science at Utah Valley University. He is a technical editor for Better Software magazine and founding and current editor of the online journal, The C++ Source. He spent most of the 1990s as an active member of the C++ Standards Committee and is author of two C++ books, including Thinking In C++, Volume 2, with Bruce Eckel. His company, Fresh Sources, Inc., gives onsite training in C++, Python, and design patterns. His current top technical interest is the resurgence of functional programming. Whenever he finds a little down time he plays classical guitar or bikes the country roads of central Utah. Contact Chuck at [email protected].