Dan Mabbutt

Dan Mabbutt started programming with Visual Basic using version 1.0 and he has the diskettes to prove it.

As the manager of a corporate technical training department, Dan created Visual Basic training for internal customers and for resale. He is an online instructor in XML, ASP, and Introduction to Programming at web sites such as Barnes and Noble University, Hewett-Packard Learning Center, and CodeWarrior U. He was also an instructor in Basic Programming at the Salt Lake Technical College. Dan was formerly a Contributing Editor at ComputerCredible Magazine and is currently a writer, speaker, and consultant.

Dan graduated with honors from the University of Utah with a degree in Computer Science. He also earned a CNE (Certified Netware Engineer) when networks became mainstream in the 1990's.

"It was clear to me that Visual Basic was going to change programming forever the first time I saw it."