Neal Ford
Developers are drawn to complexity like moths to a flame, often with the same outcome. (from The Productive Programmer)
Neal Ford is director, software architect, and meme wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a software company and a community of passionate, purpose-led individuals. He thinks disruptively to deliver technology to address the toughest challenges, all while seeking to revolutionize the IT industry and create positive social change. A speaker at hundreds of developer conferences worldwide, Neal is an internationally recognized expert on software development and delivery, particularly where agile engineering techniques and software architecture intersect.
Neal has authored magazine articles, seven books (and counting), and dozens of video presentations. Neal’s topics include software architecture, continuous delivery, functional programming, and cutting-edge software innovations. Check out Neal’s website.
On twitter he’s known as @neal4d