Author: Jason R. Briggs
Alternate names: Jason Briggs
Bio: Jason R. Briggs has been a programmer since the age of eight, when he first learned BASIC on a Radio Shack TRS-80. He has written software professionally as a developer and systems architect and served as Contributing Editor for *Java Developer's Journal*. His articles have appeared in *JavaWorld*, *ONJava*, and *ONLamp*, *Python for Kids* is his first book.

**Source**: "About the author" on the back cover of [*Python for Kids*](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26119645M).