About the Authors
DAVIS CHAPMAN first began programming computers while working on his master’s
degree in music composition. Writing applications for computer music, he discovered
that he enjoyed designing and developing computer software. It wasn’t long before he
came to the realization that he stood a much better chance of eating if he stuck with his
new-found skill and demoted his hard-earned status as a “starving artist” to a part-time
hobby. Since that time, Davis has focused on the art of software design and development,
with a strong emphasis on the practical application of client/server technology. Davis
is the lead author of Web Development with Visual Basic 5 and Building Internet
Applications with Delphi 2. Davis is also a contributing author of Special Edition Using
Active Server Pages and Running a Perfect Web Site, Second Edition. He has been a
consultant working and living in Dallas, Texas, for the past eight years, and he can be
reached at davischa@onramp.net.
