Story
Tools of computing LLC was a training company during the late 1990s owned by Thomas W. Christopher and George K.Thiruvathukal. Thomas Christopher is now an independent consultant and is still using the Tools of Computing domain name. George Thiruvathukal is a professor at Loyola University in Chicago.
Current Tools of Computing Participants
Thomas W. Christopher (consultant page) or (personal page)
Patricia L. Guilbeault
Past Tools of Computing Participant
George K. Thiruvathukal
Books
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| This
book teaches the Python programming language with
a emphasis on how to use it to write larger
programs. It describes and demonstrates over 20
object-oriented design patterns. It provides code
for abstract container data types: doubly-ended
queue, set, and priority queues. It has the best
explanation of threading in Python of any current
book. It explains the re module and the
use of regular expressions in pattern matching. Here are the files that accompany the book. |
This book really kicks ass: There is enough in there to learn Python, files and processes in Linux, principles of networking, how to put together a home or small business network, how to set up Apache, how to write CGI programs, and how to use MySQL. It includes a working web-commerce application and a wiki system we're calling "slither" (hence the web site name). |
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Icon Programming Language Handbook |
This book shows you how to use threads in Java. It provides a significant package of thread synchronization and scheduling classes for your use. It includes examples of a number of parallel algorithms showing different parallel programming styles. Reviewers are calling the book excellent, the "best of breed." |
This book is provided free on the web for download. It describes the Icon programming language, which is available from http://www.cs.arizona.edu/icon |
See information on TC's mini-courses, and products at CreateIncomeStreams.com .
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About Thomas Christopher
After 20 years as a professor of computer science, Thomas Christopher resigned to write books full time for two years. (He likes to watch academics turn pale when they hear that.) He is an author of three books published by Prentice Hall. His second negative royalty statement encouraged him to pursue his long term interest in high performance computing by becoming a consultant. His clients have included Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories.
Thomas was a co-principal of Tools of Computing LLC, a Chicagoland training company, that presented a series of Java short courses. He is brushing them off and updating them to offer again.
For fun, Thomas is a part time writer, speaker, storyteller, poet, Unitarian Universalist lay preacher, and a contra dancer, teacher, and choreographer.
Contact
1140 Portland Place #205
Boulder CO 80304303-709-5659
tc AT tools-of-computing.com
Links
- ThomasChristopher.INFO
- Overall story.
- Computer Science Page
- Algorithm animations, software, writings.
- ToolsOfWit.com
- Thomas Christopher's Wit, Humor, and Creativity pages.
- http://www.tools-of-computing.com
- The Tools of Computing home page.