Michael Driscoll has been programming Python since 2006 and has dabbled in other languages since the late nineties. He graduated from university with a Bachelors in Science degree, majoring in Management Information Systems. Michael enjoys programming for fun and profit. His hobbies include Biblical apologetics, blogging about Python at http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/ and learning photography. Michael currently works for local government where he programs with Python as much as possible. Michael was also a technical editor for Python 3: Object Oriented Programming by Dusty Phillips.

Warren Noronha is an entrepreneur and geek. Computers have been part of Warren’s life since he was four years old. He began his career as a system administrator, but ended up doing everything from security and design to product development. He enjoys managing people as much as he does managing code or machines. Having worked with small startups as well as Fortune 500 companies, Warren is also a staunch supporter of free software and free speech. He has been a frequent speaker at various colleges and events, discussing subjects ranging from technology and media to launching a startup.

Warren loves working with new technologies; a trait which lead him to become one of the first users of GNU/Linux, Drupal, and Ruby on Rails, much before they grew exponentially and became mainstream technologies. He spends his time working on databases, distributed computing, social computing, and enjoys using internet and communication technology to bridge the digital divide.