Chris Sells
Chris Sells是微软互联系统事业部(Connected Systems Division)的项目经理。他曾写过若干本书,其中包括《Programming WPF》第一版、《Windows Forms 2.0 Programming》以及《ATL Internals》(后两本由Addison-Wesley出版)。Chris经常会利用空闲的时间来开各种会议并且在Microsoft内部产品团队讨论时对自己进行检讨。关于Chris及其各种项目的更多信息,请参见http://www.sellsbrothers.com。
Chris Sells is a Program Manager for the Connected Systems Division at Microsoft.
He’s written several books, including the first edition of Programming WPF as well as
Windows Forms 2.0 Programming and ATL Internals (both Addison-Wesley). In his
free time, Chris hosts various conferences and makes a pest of himself on Microsoft
internal product team discussion lists. More information about Chris, and his
various projects, is available at http://www.sellsbrothers.com.
Ian Griffiths
Ian Griffiths是一位WPF作家和Pluralsight指导专家,并且在这些科目上的专业水准都得到了广泛的认可。他还是一位独立顾问并且与人合著了《.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell》和《Mastering Visual Studio .NET》(这两本都是由O'Reilly出版)。他有一个非常受欢迎的博客:http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/。
Ian Griffiths是一名C#讲师,也是该领域广受认可的专家;是技术咨询公司endjin的技术研究员,也是Programming WPF (O’Reilly)的合著者。他拥有剑桥大学的计算机科学学位。
The animal on the cover of Programming WPF, Second Edition, is a kudu. Not to be
confused with kudzu (a purple-flowered vine indigenous to East Asia), the kudu,
native to East Africa, comprises 2 of the 90 species of antelope: lesser kudu (Tragelaphus
imberbis) and greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros). Both species have coats
of a brownish hue, adorned with white stripes and spots, and a crest of long hair
along the spine. Their coloring and markings help camouflage them from predators
including big cats, wild dogs, eagles, hyenas, and pythons. If alarmed, kudus will
stand very still, making them virtually impossible to spot.
Kudu males are easily distinguished from their distaff counterparts by their twisted
horns, whose myriad traditional applications among African cultures include serving
as musical instruments, honey receptacles, and ritual symbols of male potency.
Males sometimes form small bachelor groups but more often remain solitary and
widely dispersed. Dominance is usually established quickly and peacefully by means
of a lateral display, in which one male kudu stands sideways in front of another,
making himself look as large as possible. Males only join females during mating
season. Female kudus leave their newborns for four or five weeks after birth, but the
calves eventually accompany their mothers, forming small groups of 6–10 females
and offspring. Calves grow rapidly and are fairly independent by six months of age.