Meet Chád

(pronounced shod)

Chád Darby is an author, instructor, and speaker in Java development.

As a recognized authority on Java applications and architectures, he is internationally renowned by his company name, social media

A contributing author to several Java books, Chád is regularly invited to present technical sessions at software development conferences worldwide.

He has led multiple speaking engagements in India, Australia, Italy, Russia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Why code with Chád?

25+ YEARS EXPERIENCE

In his twenty-five years as a professional software architect, Chád has worked with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Merck, Northrop Grumman, Red Hat, and a handful of Internet startups. He is the founder of Luv2Code, his Java training company hosting Chád’s proprietary online courses, also available on Udemy.com.

He meets his company mission to help developers quickly learn the latest Java technologies through concise articles and video tutorials. The lessons  are available in playlists with 5–15-minute videos each, so pupils may easily navigate from topic to topic.

PUBLISHED AUTHOR

Chád’s co-authored Java books available on Amazon include Professional Java E-Commerce (Wrox Press), Beginning Java Networking (Wrox Press), and XML and Web Services Unleashed (Sams Publishing). In addition to authoring, Chád serves as a technical reviewer for Apress, where he has assessed more than 20 books on the topics of Android and Java EE development.

CERTIFIED

As a certified developer by Java leaders Oracle and IBM, Chád offers highly credentialed expertise partnered with his friendly and easy-to-follow signature teaching style. Businesses worldwide, including Apple, WordPress, Netflix, Eventbrite, and box, use Luv2Code courses.

6 ONLINE COURSES

In his twenty-five years as a professional software architect, Chád has worked with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Merck, Northrop Grumman, Red Hat, and a handful of Internet startups. He is the founder of Luv2Code, his Java training company hosting Chád’s proprietary online courses, also available on Udemy.com.

He meets his company mission to help developers quickly learn the latest Java technologies through concise articles and video tutorials. The lessons are available in playlists with 5–15-minute videos each, so pupils may easily navigate from topic to topic.

EDUCATION

Chád earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to his love for code, Chád enjoys running half-marathons and is an avid vinyl music collector.

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