David Starr is a principal craftsman with Guild 3 Software specializing in agile software development practices, patterns and practices of .NET development, and judicious application of various Microsoft technologies.

He is a Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio Team System and an instructor with Pluralsight where he leads the agile development and Team System curriculums. David is the founder of the community blogging site ElegantCode.com and host of the PluralCast podcast.

David is a frequent contributor at conferences, an active blogger, and a frequent writer. He has successfully led several product development teams and believes in defect avoidance over detection.

David lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and four children, where he spends time being a dad, creating software, having accidents while camping, and falling over on his motorcycle.

Contact David here if you have an project, proposal, or idea you would like to discuss.

Recent Posts by David Starr

• Software Craftsman Cooperative Membership - January 14th, 2010
• The Software Craftsman Cooperative - January 13th, 2010
• God Mode Easter Egg - January 4th, 2010
• Pluralcast #5: The Lean Sensei - January 4th, 2010
• Agile is Not Scrum, Part 2 - December 13th, 2009
• Introducing the Pluralcast - December 4th, 2009
• Agile is not Scrum - November 25th, 2009
• PDC Notes - November 17th, 2009
• Why my Mom and Ted Neward Irritate Me - November 9th, 2009
• On Software, Sewing, and the Craftsman - October 29th, 2009