Burk Hufnagel

Burk Hufnagel

Biography

Burk is a long-time programmer and software architect, with experience in multiple languages including Java and JavaScript. He’s presented at multiple conferences including ConnectTech, DevNexus, and JavaOne, and contributed to two of the “97 Things” books published by O’Reilly.
Burk works as a Technical Architect for Daugherty Business Solutions where he’s focused on finding ways to deliver better code in less time, and teaching others how to do the same thing.

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