JavaScript/Ajax Instructor Matthew Russell is a tenacious technologist with entrepreneurial zeal. He has completed nearly 50 publications on technology, including work that has appeared or is upcoming in scientific conferences, Linux Journal, Apple Developer Connection, and Make: Magazine. His most recent publication, Dojo: The Definitive Guide, is a 500-page tome dedicated to an industrial strength JavaScript toolkit. Matthew also maintains the online compendium for his book.
Matthew currently resides in Franklin, TN and serves Digital Reasoning Systems as the Director of Advanced Technology; in this role, he pushes the limits of user interfaces in the web browser and researches bleeding-edge topics in unstructured text mining for the company's flagship Synthesys platform. Matthew's professional consulting firm, Zaffra, pushes the limits of open web technology to deliver cost effective solutions to clients of all sizes and budgets.
