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>Appendix F. About the Author</H1
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>David A. Wheeler</P
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>David A. Wheeler is an expert in computer security and
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has long specialized in development techniques for large and
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high-risk software systems.
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He has been involved in software development
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since the mid-1970s,
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and been involved with Unix and computer security since the early 1980s.
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His areas of knowledge include computer security,
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software safety, vulnerability analysis, inspections, Internet technologies,
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software-related standards (including POSIX),
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real-time software development techniques,
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and numerous computer languages
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(including Ada, C, C++, Perl, Python, and Java).</P
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>Mr. Wheeler is co-author and lead editor of the IEEE book
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>Software Inspection: An Industry Best Practice</EM
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author of the book
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>Ada95: The Lovelace Tutorial</EM
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and co-author of the
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>GNOME User's Guide</EM
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He is also the author of many smaller papers and articles, including the
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Linux <EM
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>Mr. Wheeler hopes that, by making this document available, other
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developers will make their software more secure.
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You can reach him by email at dwheeler@dwheeler.com (no spam please),
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and you can also see his web site at
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