Christopher Preschern
Christopher Preschern组织了设计模式会议并发起了改进模式编写的倡议。作为ABB公司的C程序员,他收集并记录了如何编写工业级代码的实践知识。他曾在格拉茨科技大学讲授编码以及代码质量的相关课程,拥有计算机科学博士学位。
The animal on the cover of Fluent C is a Major Mitchell’s cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri), also known as Leadbeater’s cockatoo or the pink cockatoo. This mediumsized cockatoo is named after Major Thomas Mitchell, a surveyor and explorer of southeastern Australia. It is native to the arid and semi-arid parts of Australia, preferring wooded areas where it can forage for seeds. Its plumage is primarily white and a pale salmon pink, with deeper pink under its wings and a bright red, yellow, and white crest. Males and females look almost identical, though males are usually a little larger and have brown eyes, while females have reddish-pink eyes and broader yellow stripes in their crests.
Major Mitchell’s cockatoos are popular as pets, though they are very social birds that require a great deal of attention from their owners. In the wild, they nest in pairs and require large territories, making their habitats vulnerable to fragmentation. Although they are considered a species of least concern, their numbers have declined as woodlands have been cleared. They are also threatened by illegal trapping for the pet trade.