Barry Thomas

Technical writer / Software developer

I wrote my first computer book in 1984. Since then I have written scores of magazine articles and hundreds of user manuals, some of which were printed by the million.

With Quartet Software I wrote software for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in C and C++. I wrote IIS server extensions to deliver HTML and CSS formatted drug reference data in print, on CD with our own browser and over intranets and the web.

After 15 successful years in IT I decided to follow a long-held dream to work with silver. That idea turned into a 10 year sabbatical during which I designed and made silverware for cathedrals, stately homes, multinational companies and private clients. Everything from a pair of solid gold whisky cups to a sterling silver replica printing press. My work can be found across the UK and USA, in a church in Moscow and in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Now back in the world of IT I have written native apps for Android, carried out 3D modeling for architects, and documented software for the European Patent Office in the Hague.