David Durant

David Durant is principal of Durant Associates and lead author of the groundbreaking book Programmer’s Guide to Windows (Sybex, 1987), the first book published on the subject. David was an early proponent of .NET, is a frequent contributor to industry journals and forums, and leads seminars on .NET-based technologies for corporate clients worldwide.

Paul Yao

Paul Yao is a Principal with Enovative Energy Solutions, an energy services business that provides performance tuning services for businesses and non-profit organizations looking to optimize their energy usage while minimizing their environmental impact. He is co-author, with David Durant, of the first books published on Windows programming, .NET Compact Framework with C# and .NET Compact Framework with Visual Basic (both with Addison-Wesley), and has contributed to six books on various programming topics. He is founder of The Paul Yao Company and a founding board member of the Windows Embedded Developers Interest Group.