Chris Espinosa
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Chris Espinosa is a senior employee of Apple, officially employee number 8. He joined the company at the age of fourteen in 1976 when it was still housed in Steve Jobs
' parents' garage, writing software manuals and coding after school. Espinosa entered the University of California, Berkeley
, where his freshman advisor was Andy Hertzfeld
.
In 1981 Espinosa became a member of the Apple Macintosh team and has worked on many projects at Apple since, including Mac OS
, A/UX
, HyperCard
, Taligent
, Kaleida Labs
, AppleScript
, and Mac OS X
. He is now a development engineering manager on the Xcode
team.
Espinosa is a frequent speaker at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference
and occasionally appears as a panelist at its Stump the Experts
session.
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc...
' parents' garage, writing software manuals and coding after school. Espinosa entered the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, where his freshman advisor was Andy Hertzfeld
Andy Hertzfeld
Andy Hertzfeld is a computer scientist who was a member of the original Apple Macintosh development team during the 1980s. After buying an Apple II in January 1978, he went to work for Apple Computer from August 1979 until March 1984, where he was a designer for the Macintosh system software...
.
In 1981 Espinosa became a member of the Apple Macintosh team and has worked on many projects at Apple since, including Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
, A/UX
A/UX
A/UX was Apple Computer’s implementation of the Unix operating system for some of their Macintosh computers. The later versions of A/UX ran on the Macintosh II, Quadra and Centris series of machines as well as the SE/30. A/UX was first released in 1988, with the final version released in 1995...
, HyperCard
HyperCard
HyperCard is an application program created by Bill Atkinson for Apple Computer, Inc. that was among the first successful hypermedia systems before the World Wide Web. It combines database capabilities with a graphical, flexible, user-modifiable interface. HyperCard also features HyperTalk, written...
, Taligent
Taligent
Taligent was the name of an object-oriented operating system and the company dedicated to producing it...
, Kaleida Labs
Kaleida Labs
Kaleida Labs was one of several joint ventures between Apple Computer and IBM in a period of alliance between the two companies during the early 1990s. The two computer giants sought to counter the influence of Microsoft and the growing dominance of its Windows operating system...
, AppleScript
AppleScript
AppleScript is a scripting language created by Apple Inc. and built into Macintosh operating systems since System 7. The term "AppleScript" may refer to the scripting system itself, or to particular scripts that are written in the AppleScript language....
, and Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
. He is now a development engineering manager on the Xcode
Xcode
Xcode is a suite of tools, developed by Apple, for developing software for Mac OS X and iOS. Xcode 4.2, the latest major version, is available on the Mac App Store for free for Mac OS X 10.7 , and on the Apple Developer Connection website for free to registered developers Xcode is a suite of tools,...
team.
Espinosa is a frequent speaker at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference
Worldwide Developers Conference
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, commonly abbreviated WWDC, is a conference held annually in California by Apple Inc. The conference is primarily used by Apple to showcase its new software and technologies for developers, as well as offering hands-on labs and feedback sessions...
and occasionally appears as a panelist at its Stump the Experts
Stump the experts
Stump the Experts is a popular session of Apple Inc's annual Worldwide Developers Conference conference. The first Stump took place at the WWDC92 in San Jose. - Structure :...
session.