Pedro Teixeira is a prolific open source programmer and author of many Node.js modules. Since graduating in Software Engineering over 14 years ago, he has been a consultant, a programmer, and an active and internationally known Node.js community member.
He is a founding partner of The Node Firm and a Senior Programmer at Nodejitsu Inc., the leading Node.js platform as a service (PaaS) provider. He is also the author of the popular Node Tuts screencasts and two books about Node.js, namely, Hands-on Node.js (self-published) and Professional Node.js (Wrox Publication).
When he was ten years old, his father taught him how to program a ZX Spectrum, and since then he has never wanted to stop. He taught himself how to program his father’s Apple IIc and then entered the PC era. During college he was introduced to the world of UNIX and open source, and became seriously addicted to it. In his professional life, he has developed systems and products built with Visual Basic, C, C++, Java, PHP, Ruby, and JavaScript for big telecom companies, banks, hotel chains, and others.
He has been a Node.js enthusiast since the very beginning, having authored many applications and also many well-known modules such as Fugue, Alfred.js, Carrier, Nock, and others.