About the Contributing Authors

Ben Easton is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and has a B.A. in Philosophy. His eclectic background includes music, banking, sailing, hang gliding, and retail. Most of his work has involved education in one form or another. Ben taught school for 17 years, mostly middle-school mathematics. More recently, his experience as a software trainer and implementer reawakened his long-time affinity for technical subjects. As a freelance writer, he has written several science fiction stories and screenplays, as well as feature articles for magazines and newsletters. Ben resides in Austin, Texas, and is currently working on his first novel.

Brian Parks PhD Student, Computer Science and Anthony Magee, MS student at UCCS work with Dr. Lewis and assisted in studying the various versions of the beta Xcode.

Brian is in the Ph.D. program in Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, where he regularly collaborates with Dr. Terrance Boult and Dr. Rory Lewis. He received his B.S. in Computer Science from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. Brian specializes in software design and development techniques with an eye toward software engineering and architecture, especially with data-driven applications. Brian is also an educator and an academic; focusing on software engineering and design and, most recently, computer organization and assembly language programming while research focuses on computer vision and its relationship with psychological theories of vision.

Anthony is currently finishing work towards a Masters degree in Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, where he also received his Bachelors degree. Anthony is experienced in the design and development of software and has spearheaded the implementation and release of several software applications over his career. He has specialized in several fields as part of his collegiate and personal interests. These include theoretical and applied mathematics, software design, user interface design, computer science education, computer vision, and the list continues to expand.

Brian and Anthony are the managing partners of Synapse Software.