Many people say that by looking at a person’s dog, you can tell what the person is like. Well, the picture is of my dog Louys, an English bulldog. And yes, my English bulldog and I have many common characteristics. But what about the biography of the author, CHRISTIAN GROSS? It’s pretty simple: I’m a guy who has spent oodles of time strapped to a chair debugging and taking apart code. In fact, I really enjoy this business we call software development. I have loved it ever since I learned how to peek and poke my first bytes | THE EXPERT S VOICE IN .NET Beginning C 2008 From Novice to Professional Christian Gross Apress Beginning C 2008 From Novice to Professional Christian Gross .