John Gruber
Encyclopedia
John Gruber is a writer from the greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
area of the USA. Gruber received his Bachelor of Science
in computer science
from Drexel University
. He worked for Bare Bones Software
from 2000 to 2002 and Joyent
from 2005 to 2006. His main project is Daring Fireball
, a technology weblog that has become his full time job; one side project is Markdown
, a lightweight markup language. He co-hosts a podcast
called The Talk Show with Dan Benjamin
on the 5by5 network.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
area of the USA. Gruber received his Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from Drexel University
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
. He worked for Bare Bones Software
Bare Bones Software
Bare Bones Software is a Bedford, Massachusetts, USA software company developing software tools for the Apple Macintosh platform. The company is best known for its BBEdit text editor, marketed under the registered trademark "It doesn't suck," and has been mentioned as a "Top-Tier Mac developer" by...
from 2000 to 2002 and Joyent
Joyent
Joyent is a cloud computing software and services company based in San Francisco, California, since 2004. Joyent provides application virtualization....
from 2005 to 2006. His main project is Daring Fireball
Daring Fireball
Daring Fireball is the web site of John Gruber, an Apple enthusiast and writer. Daring Fireball hosts Gruber's opinions in the form of a blog, and also some of Gruber's software...
, a technology weblog that has become his full time job; one side project is Markdown
Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight markup language, originally created by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz allowing people "to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML "...
, a lightweight markup language. He co-hosts a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
called The Talk Show with Dan Benjamin
Dan Benjamin
Dan Paul Benjamin is a software developer, user interface designer, writer, and podcaster.In 2010, Benjamin started 5by5, a podcast production outlet that currently produces twenty shows, including several co-hosts such as Back to Work with Merlin Mann, The Big Web Show with Jeffrey Zeldman, The...
on the 5by5 network.