About Herb Schildt
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With more than 3.5 million books sold world wide, Herb Schildt is a world-recognized authority on programming. His books are used widely in education, corporate training, and individual study. They have been translated into all major foreign languages. |
Most programmers own at least one Herb Schildt book, and many have a shelf full! In fact, Herb's books are so widely used that it has been said that he taught a generation of programmers to program.
Herb is an authority on C, C++, C#, and Java. He is also an expert Windows programmer. He has designed and written computer languages, robotic control languages, spreadsheets, and various system-level programming utilities.
Herb has an active interest in the standardization of languages. He was a member of the original ANSI committee that standardized the C language in 1989, and he was a member of the ANSI/ISO committee that updated that standard in 1999. He was a member of the original ANSI/ISO committee that standardized C++ in 1998. He is currently a member of the ANSI/ISO committee that is creating the next standard for C++, which will be completed within the next few years.
Herb holds both graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign.