Dave Rankin is the Executive Editor at the Pragmatic Bookshelf and a co-founder of Field15, Inc. He has been a professional software developer since 1998 and has worked on projects for clients ranging from Fortune 500s to the Department of Defense. Dave has taught writing at the university level, has served as a technical writer and editor for a New York Times web property, and has worked as a technical editor for DigitalOcean.