About Steve

Steve McConnell is an internationally recognized thought leader on software development practices. He is the author of Code Complete, often cited as the most popular software development book of all time. Readers of Software Development magazine named him one of the three most influential people in the software industry along with Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds.

Steve has served in numerous software industry roles, including Editor in Chief of IEEE Software magazine, Chair of the IEEE Computer Society’s Professional Activities Board, member of the Panel of Experts of the SWEBOK project, member of the Computer Science Advisory Board of Whitman College, and chair of the Computer Science Advisory Board of Seattle University.

Steve earned a Bachelor’s degree from Whitman College and a Master’s degree in software engineering from Seattle University. Steve received Software Development Magazine’s Jolt Award and their Productivity Award, was named Seattle University’s Alumni of the Year for Professional Accomplishment, received the Golden Core from IEEE Computer Society, and the 40 Under 40 award by Puget Sound Business Journal.