Крістофер Вілсон

My name is Kristopher Wilson. I’ve been developing in PHP since around 2000. That sounds impressive on the surface, but most of those years involved writing truly terrible code. I would have benefited greatly from a book like this that outlines the principles of how to cleanly organize code.

I’ve done it all, from simple websites to e-commerce systems and bulletin boards. Mostly, I’ve concentrated on working on ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and OSS (Operational Support Systems) – software that runs the entire back office of large organizations, from manufacturing to telecommunications. I even wrote my own framework once. It was terrible, but that’s another story.

I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan with my wife and our four cats (our application to become a registered zoo is still pending). I’m one of the founders of the Grand Rapids PHP Developers (GrPhpDev) group and am highly involved with organizing, teaching, and learning from the local community.