Chapter 2. Steve Holden

Steve Holden is a British computer programmer and a former chairman and director of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). He is the author of Python Web Programming and co-authored the third edition of Python in a Nutshell with Alex Martelli and Anna Ravenscroft. Steve works as chief technical officer at Global Stress Index, a stress management start-up in the UK, where he oversees the application of technology producing systems. A career promoting the Python language has taken Steve around the world. He continues to support open source Python projects and speak at tech conferences.

Discussion themes: PyCon, the PSF, the future of Python.

Catch up with Steve Holden here: @holdenweb

Mike Driscoll: So could you tell me why you decided to become a computer programmer?

Steve Holden: In essence, I was very fond of electronics in my early teens. I switched from chemistry to electronics because a chemistry teacher turned me off the subject.

So I started my career...