Glyph Lefkowitz

Glyph Lefkowitz is an American open-source software programmer and creator of the Twisted network programming framework for Python.[2][3] His work on asynchronous programming techniques influenced the core Python language,[4][5] as well as the JavaScript Promises ecosystem, through Dojo and Mochikit.

Glyph Lefkowitz
Born
Matthew Lefkowitz[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProgrammer
Known forTwisted networking framework
Websiteglyph.twistedmatrix.com

He is a frequent speaker at developer conferences and was elected a fellow of the Python Software Foundation (PSF) in 2009.[6][7]

Between 2009 and 2013, he was one of the primary contributors of Apple's Calendar and Contacts Server (CCS) software.[8][9]

In 2017, the PSF awarded Lefkowitz their Community Service Award for his influence on the direction of the Python language and community, including his role in pioneering asynchronous programming models.[10][11]

References
  1. Fettig, Abe; McKellar, Jessica (2013). Twisted Network Programming Essentials (2nd ed.). O'Reilly Media. Foreword. ISBN 9781449326104.
  2. Claburn, Thomas (16 Aug 2017). "The future of Python: Concurrency devoured, Node.js next on menu". The Register. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. Lefkowitz, Glyph; Shtull-Trauring, Itamar. "Network Programming for the Rest of Us". Proceedings of USENIX 2003: 77–90. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. "PEP 3156 -- Asynchronous IO Support Rebooted: the "asyncio" Module". Python.org. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. Ramalho, Luciano (2015-07-30). Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". p. 604. ISBN 9781491946268.
  6. "Speaker profile - Glyph". PyVideo.org. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. "PSF Membership Roster". Python Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  8. "Unboxing... an Apple job offer". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  9. ccs-calendarserver: The Calendar and Contacts Server, Apple, 2017-10-27, retrieved 2017-10-28
  10. Davis, A. Jesse Jiryu (2017-08-10). "Python Software Foundation News: The Ethical Maintainer: Community Service Award Recipient Glyph Lefkowitz". Python Software Foundation News. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  11. Lefkowitz, Glyph (2003). "Generalization of Deferred Execution in Python". PyCon Papers. Archived from the original on 2003-06-08.
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