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Dave Miller (software developer)
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Dave Miller is an American software developer
best known as the project leader and one of the main original developers of the Bugzilla
bug tracking tool developed at Mozilla.Org. He assumed the role of Bugzilla's maintainer after the previous maintainer, Tara Hernandez, stepped down. His Bugzilla component responsibilities are bugzilla.org and Query/Buglist. He is currently employed by the Mozilla Corporation
.
Miller is also the creator and maintainer of an IRC bot
written in Perl known as bzbot.
, Michigan
in 1972 . He began attending Adrian College
in 1990, but left after three years. Miller then took on a variety of technical and management roles for Meijer
. In 2001, Miller became the lead software engineer for the online company Syndicomm and then at Steelcase
. In March 2004, he left America Online to join the startup which would become Canonical Ltd.
. He began working at Mozilla full-time in November 2004.
Miller currently lives in Jamestown, Michigan, with his wife Loreen Hollar and two children: Brendan (born 1998) and Makenzie (born 2001).
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
best known as the project leader and one of the main original developers of the Bugzilla
Bugzilla
Bugzilla is a Web-based general-purpose bugtracker and testing tool originally developed and used by the Mozilla project, and licensed under the Mozilla Public License....
bug tracking tool developed at Mozilla.Org. He assumed the role of Bugzilla's maintainer after the previous maintainer, Tara Hernandez, stepped down. His Bugzilla component responsibilities are bugzilla.org and Query/Buglist. He is currently employed by the Mozilla Corporation
Mozilla Corporation
The Mozilla Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates and integrates the development of Internet-related applications such as the Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Navigator web browsers and the Mozilla Thunderbird email client by a growing global community of...
.
Miller is also the creator and maintainer of an IRC bot
IRC bot
thumb|409px|right|An IRC bot performing a simple task.An IRC bot is a set of scripts or an independent program that connects to Internet Relay Chat as a client, and so appears to other IRC users as another user...
written in Perl known as bzbot.
Background
Miller was born in Port HuronPort Huron
Port Huron is the name of a city and a township in St. Clair County, Michigan. See:* Port Huron, Michigan* Port Huron Township, MichiganSee also:* Port Huron Statement...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
in 1972 . He began attending Adrian College
Adrian College
Adrian College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college related to the United Methodist Church in the city of Adrian, Michigan.-Campus:The school is approximately a 45-minute drive from Ann Arbor and Toledo, Ohio, and 90 minutes from Detroit...
in 1990, but left after three years. Miller then took on a variety of technical and management roles for Meijer
Meijer
Meijer, Inc. is a regional American hypermarket chain based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962. About half of the company's 196 stores are located in Michigan, with additional locations in...
. In 2001, Miller became the lead software engineer for the online company Syndicomm and then at Steelcase
Steelcase
Steelcase is an international office furniture company founded in 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan — as The Metal Office Furniture Company. The company at the time specialized in file cabinets and safes. Today, the company sells products related to interior architecture, furniture and technology...
. In March 2004, he left America Online to join the startup which would become Canonical Ltd.
Canonical Ltd.
Canonical Ltd. is a private company founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu Linux and related projects. Canonical is registered in London and employs staff around the world...
. He began working at Mozilla full-time in November 2004.
Miller currently lives in Jamestown, Michigan, with his wife Loreen Hollar and two children: Brendan (born 1998) and Makenzie (born 2001).