Eric Sink is a software developer

Software developer

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 and writer. He is the author of Eric Sink on the Business of Software (2006), a collection of essays from his blog

Blog

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 and the "Business of Software" column for the Microsoft Developer Network

Microsoft Developer Network

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. He founded SourceGear, which sells source control software for Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

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 and started the AbiWord

AbiWord

AbiWord is a free and open source software word processor. It was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first part of a proposed AbiSuite. Development stopped when SourceGear changed their focus to Internet appliances. AbiWord was adopted by some open source developers and AbiWord...

 project. Before that, he led the browser team at Spyglass. His article "Exploring Micro-ISVs" is credited with introducing the term micro-ISV

Micro ISV

A Micro-ISV , a term coined by Eric Sink, is an independent software vendor with fewer than 10 or even just one software developer...

. He is also known for his spoof on a Microsoft ad campaign featuring "software legends", which is embodied in the site not a legend.

Biography

Sink has a B.S.

Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

 in Computer Science

Computer science

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 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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.

Other projects

He is currently working on "Sawdust", a design tool for woodworking, currently in a very early form of alpha. He also started a micro-ISV, creating Winnable Solitaire, which was later sold for a small amount.

External links

• Business of Software column
• Eric Sink: Exploring Micro-ISVs
• Interviewing Eric Sink