Herbert Schildt is an American computing author, programmer and musician. He has written books about the C and Java programming languages. He was also a founding member of the progressive rock band Starcastle. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Expert programmer Herb Schildt, has sold over 1 million copies of his books worldwide. His best-sellers include The Art of C: Elegant Programming Solutions; C: The Complete Reference, now in its second edition; C++: The Complete Reference; Turbo C++: The Complete Reference, now in a second edition; Teach Yourself C; Teach Yourself C++; C: The Pocket Reference, as well as several books on DOS. Schildt was president of Universal Computing Laboratories, Inc., a software engineering firm. He holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. - [WebSite][1] [1]: http://www.herbschildt.com