Damian Conway (born 5 October 1964 in

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) is a computer scientist, a member of the

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and Raku communities, a public speaker, and the author of several books. Until 2010, he was also an adjunct associate professor in the Faculty of Information Technology at

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. Damian completed his BSc (with honours) and PhD at Monash. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) and Raku (Perl 6) language design, and his training courses, both on programming techniques and public speaking skills. He has won the Larry Wall Award three times for CPAN contributions. His involvement in Perl 6 language design has been as an interlocutor and explicator of

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. He is one of the authors of the Significantly Prettier and Easier C++ Syntax (SPEC). He is also the author of ''Perl Best Practices'', a programming book focusing on standard practices for

coding style, encouraging the

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Books

* ''Object Oriented Perl: A Comprehensive Guide to Concepts and Programming Techniques'' (Manning Publications, 2000, ) * '' Perl Best Practices'' (

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, 2005, ) * (with "chromatic" and Curtis "Ovid" Poe) ''Perl Hacks: Tips & Tools for Programming, Debugging, and Surviving (Hacks)'' (

, 2006, )

References

External links

Damian Conway's homepageDamian Conway's old homepage
at Monash
meta::cpan modules authored by Damian ConwayInterview on How I Vim
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conway, Damian 1964 births Living people Australian computer scientists Perl writers Australian technology writers Computer science educators Monash University alumni Academic staff of Monash University Free software programmers Scientists from Melbourne