Jim McCarthy is an author and keynote speaker on software engineering practices. While working at Microsoft, he led the team that developed Visual C++[1] and wrote Dynamics of Software Development (1995), which popularized applying the term bozo bit to human interaction. He also worked at Bell Laboratories and the Whitewater Group,[1][2] and holds a key patent on instant messaging.[3]

Jim McCarthy
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor
Notable workSoftware for Your Head, Dynamics of Software Development

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  1. ^ a b "About Us". The McCarthy Show. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  2. ^ "Jim McCarthy". InformIT. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  3. ^ Mezick, Dan (2012-12-03). "The Core Protocols". InfoQ. Retrieved 2017-06-17.