Randal L. Schwartz
Randal L. Schwartz | |
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Born | November 22, 1961 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | merlyn (internet handle) |
Occupation(s) | Programmer, Author, Instructor |
Employer(s) | Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. |
Known for | Schwartzian transform |
Website | www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/ |
Randal L. Schwartz (born November 22, 1961), also known as merlyn, is an American author, system administrator and programming consultant. He has written several books on the Perl programming language, and plays a promotional role within the Perl community. He was a co-host of FLOSS Weekly.
In 1995, while working as a consultant for Intel, he cracked a number of passwords on the company's systems. He was convicted of hacking, sentenced to five years probation, and fined. The conviction was expunged in 2007.
Career
Schwartz is the co-author of several widely used books about
He has owned and operated Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. since 1985. After joining as co-host of
Schwartz's name is also associated with the
Schwartz is a member of the F/OSS community, and has been named a "Perl Expert" and interviewed by numerous outlets – to discuss his views on Perl, Ruby, Smalltalk and other topics – including
His various books have been met with positive reviews.[12][13]
Intel case
In July 1995, Schwartz was prosecuted in the case of State of Oregon vs. Randal Schwartz, which dealt with compromised computer security during his time as a system administrator for
Bibliography
- ISBN 1-56592-149-6(2ed)
- ISBN 1-4919-5432-9 (7ed)[19](2016)
- ISBN 1-4493-9309-8(2ed, 2012)
- ISBN 1-56592-324-3
- ISBN 0-596-00478-8
- ISBN 0-201-41975-0
- Preface for ISBN 1-884777-79-1
- Collected columns in ISBN 1-59059-323-5
References
- ^ "Squeak Oversight Board Election 2011". Wiki.squeak.org. April 10, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Spaceship history (was Re: [dart-misc] DEP meeting notes)".
- ^ Riley, Mike (June 7, 2007). "Randal Schwartz on Perl 6 and Ruby | Dr Dobb's Journal". Drdobbs.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Randal Schwartz Interview | PaulDotCom Security Weekly TV on". Blip.tv. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "TCLP 2009-10-21 Interview: Randal Schwartz – The Command Line". Thecommandline.net. October 21, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Perlcast Interview 13 – Interview with Randal Schwartz". Rblasch.org. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte". Twit.tv. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "An Interview with Randal Schwartz and Tom Phoenix: Authors of "Learning Perl, 3rd Edition" – O'Reilly Media". Oreillynet.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Ruby's Roots: Smalltalk Comeback and Randal Schwartz on Smalltalk". InfoQ. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Randal L. Schwartz: OSCON 2011 – O'Reilly Conferences, July 25 – 29, 2011, Portland, OR". Oscon.com. July 25, 2011. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Texas Linuxfest 2010". April 12, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ Brown, Martin (November 3, 2005). "Book review: Randal Schwartz's Perls of Wisdom by Randal L Schwartz". Free Software Magazine (8).
- ^ Turner, Brian (June 22, 2006). "Book review: Learning Perl by Randal L Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, and brian d foy". Free Software Magazine.
- New York Times.
- ^ Pacenka, Steve (April 15, 1996)."Report of Detective P. Lazenby" (archive) Archived 17 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Case main Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine).
- ^ Leyden, John (March 5, 2007). "Intel 'hacker' clears his name: 12-year fight ends in victory for 'white hat' password cracker". The Register. UK.
- ^ Pacenka, Steve (April 15, 1996). State of Oregon vs. Randal Schwartz case summary (archive). LightLink.com. (Case main Archived 31 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine).
- ISBN 9781449303587. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ "Learning Perl, Seventh Edition - O'Reilly Media". Oreilly.com. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ISBN 9780596004781. Retrieved August 22, 2011.