Glyph Lefkowitz Explained

Glyph Lefkowitz
Birth Name:	Matthew Lefkowitz^[1]
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Programmer
Known For:	Twisted networking framework

Glyph Lefkowitz is an American open-source software programmer and creator of the Twisted network programming framework for Python.^{[2] [3]} His work on asynchronous programming techniques influenced the core Python language,^{[4] [5]} as well as the JavaScript Promises ecosystem, through Dojo and Mochikit.

He is a frequent speaker at developer conferences and was elected a fellow of the Python Software Foundation (PSF) in 2009.^{[6] [7]}

Between 2009 and 2013, he was one of the primary contributors of Apple's Calendar and Contacts Server (CCS) software.^[8]

In 2017, the PSF awarded Lefkowitz their Community Service Award for his influence on the direction of the Python language and community, including his role in pioneering asynchronous programming models.^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Deciphering Glyph - Lefkowitz's blog
• Twisted Matrix Labs - Home of the Twisted project
• Binpress Interview (2014) - Audio interview covering biographical and professional history (with transcript)

Notes and References

1. Book: Fettig. Abe. McKellar. Jessica. Twisted Network Programming Essentials. 2013. 2nd. en. O'Reilly Media. 9781449326104. Foreword. y.
2. Web site: The Register. Claburn. Thomas. The future of Python: Concurrency devoured, Node.js next on menu. 16 Aug 2017. 28 October 2017.
3. Lefkowitz. Glyph. Shtull-Trauring. Itamar. Network Programming for the Rest of Us. Proceedings of USENIX 2003. 77–90. 28 October 2017.
4. Web site: PEP 3156 -- Asynchronous IO Support Rebooted: the "asyncio" Module. Python.org. en. 2018-01-18.
5. Book: Ramalho, Luciano. Fluent Python: Clear, Concise, and Effective Programming. 2015-07-30. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". 9781491946268. 604. en.
6. Web site: Speaker profile - Glyph. PyVideo.org. 28 October 2017.
7. Web site: PSF Membership Roster. Python Software Foundation. 28 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424164732/https://www.python.org/psf/members/#fellows. 24 April 2019. dead.
8. News: Unboxing... an Apple job offer. Engadget. 2018-01-17. en-US.
9. Web site: Python Software Foundation News: The Ethical Maintainer: Community Service Award Recipient Glyph Lefkowitz. Davis. A. Jesse Jiryu. 2017-08-10. Python Software Foundation News. 2017-10-28.
10. Lefkowitz. Glyph. 2003. Generalization of Deferred Execution in Python. https://web.archive.org/web/20030608021504/https://www.python.org/pycon/papers/deferex. dead. 2003-06-08. PyCon Papers.