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Morten Barklund
Morten Barklund is an independent software developer working as a lead developer in various teams, including an open-source React project funded by Google. Morten studied Computer Science at the Technical University of Denmark and has worked on hundreds of projects during over 20 years as a web developer.
Azat Mardan
Azat Mardan is a software engineer leader and a university professor with extensive experience using and teaching JavaScript and Node. He's the author of several books on JavaScript, Node, React, and Express, including the first edition of React Quickly.