Francesco began to study programming when it was customary to write code on punched cards. Since then, he has closely followed the evolution of hardware and software, at least when he wasn't busy playing alto sax with his jazz combo.
In recent years, he has written four books and over 150 articles for programming magazines. He is a contributing editor of Visual Basic Programming Journal, coauthor of Platinum Edition Using VB5 (QUE), and founder and editor-in-chief of Visual Basic Journal, VBPJ's Italian licensee. He works as a trainer and consultant, speaks at several conferences for developers—including Microsoft DevDays, American and European editions of VBITS, and Italian VB Forum workshops—and also teaches on-line seminars via the Internet. (For more information, go to his http://www.vb2themax.com Web site.)
When not traveling, Francesco lives in Bari, Italy, with his wife, Adriana, and his son, Andrea.