In his 18 years of software development experience, Tom Archer has had experience with every type of software development from writing industry leading vertical market software to writing award-winning shrink-wrapped applications. Archer made a name for himself by being the lead programmer on two award-winning applications (IBM/World Book MultiMedia Encyclopedia and Peachtree Software's Peachtree Office Accounting). After these two projects, he started writing books (first for IDG books and then for Sams Publishing). So far he has written (or coauthored) four books on Visual C++ and Web-based technologies. Archer also runs the largest and most popular developer Web site on the Internet (www.codeguru.com). Through his books and Web sites, Archer contributes highly to the community of the best and brightest programmers in the industry.