Dave Hoover is a co-founder of Dev Bootcamp and author of Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the aspiring software craftsman. He has been a software developer for 14 years, and has worked at ThoughtWorks, Obtiva, and Groupon before he decided to bring Dev Bootcamp to Chicago. Dave has been married for almost 17 years and is spending more and more time with his wife and 3 kids.