Crettenand - Functional PHP

Gilles Crettenandis a passionate and enthusiastic software developer. He thrives when solving challenges and is always on the lookout for a better way to implement his solutions. He has a bachelor's degree in computer science from the School of Engineering and Management Vaud in Switzerland and has more than 6 years of experience as a web developer.

Most of his professional career has been spent using PHP, developing a variety of applications ranging from accountability software to e-commerce solutions and CMS. At nights, however, he likes to try other languages, dabbling with Haskell, Scala, and more recently, PureScript, Elm, and Clojure.

Being a certified scrum master, he understands the need to use the right tool for the job and maintaining a readable and maintainable codebase using the best techniques and practices available.

Id like to thank my wife, Charlotte, for being understanding throughout the process of writing this book. My friend Loris also helped me a lot in putting some thoughts to paper and when I was struggling with some theoretical aspects.

Kudos to my colleagues; without them, I wouldnt be half the developer I am today. I will always be grateful for the hours of peer reviews and discussions about technical solutions and application architecture.

I also want to thank the people from my coworking space who provided me with the much needed distraction when faced with a blank page. Thanks for the laughs and banter!

Finally, I am appreciative to Packt for giving me the chance to write a book about my passions although I had no prior experience.

Andrew Cayadiscovered his passion for computers at the age of 11 and started programming in GW-BASIC and QBASIC in the early 90s. He also did some software development in C, C++, and Perl, and some Linux system administration before becoming a PHP developer more than 7 years ago. He is now a professional contract programmer in Montreal, Canada, and a loving husband and father.