Brett McLaughlin has worked in computers since the Logo days.(Remember the little triangle?) In recent years, he's become one of the most well-known authors and programmers in the Java and XML communities.

He's worked for Nextel Communications, implementing complex enterprise systems; at Lutris Technologies, actually writing application servers; and most recently at O'Reilly Media, Inc., where he continues to write and edit books that matter. Brett's upcoming book, Head Rush Ajax , brings the award-winning and innovative Head First approach to Ajax, along with bestselling co-authors, Eric and Beth Freeman.

His last book, Java 1.5 Tiger: A Developer's Notebook , was the first book available on the newest version of Java technology and his classic Java and XML remains one of the definitive works on using XML technologies in the Java language.   More detail...