{"id":2,"date":"2006-07-31T14:39:23","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T12:39:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-03-04T11:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T09:34:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mariusbancila.ro\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Marius Bancila, I am a software architect, author, and speaker from Timisoara, Romania. I have been developing desktop applications for almost two decades, using different technologies and languages, primarily with C++ and C#. I&#8217;ve also worked with other languages and technologies, including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, and Java and have build applications for desktop, server, web, and mobile.<\/p>\n<p>I am currently employed at Visma Software, a Norwegian based company developing ERP solutions for the Nordic market.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006 I have been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for VC++ and later Development Technologies for my online and offline activities focused on Microsoft technologies and development tools and particularly Visual C++.<\/p>\n<p>I have published two books on modern C++ programming, called <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1786465183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modern C++ Programming Cookbook<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1788993861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Modern C++ Challenge<\/a><\/strong>, and one about C# programming, called <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learn-Programming-building-foundation-efficient-ebook\/dp\/B0862DM82C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn C# Programming<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1786465183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariusbancila.ro\/images\/book\/cookbook.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1788993861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariusbancila.ro\/images\/book\/cppchallenge.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Learn-Programming-building-foundation-efficient-ebook\/dp\/B0862DM82C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariusbancila.ro\/images\/book\/learncsprogramming.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Modern-Programming-Cookbook-language-standard-dp-1800208987\/dp\/1800208987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariusbancila.ro\/images\/book\/cookbook2nd.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Template-Metaprogramming-everything-templates-metaprogramming\/dp\/1803243457\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariusbancila.ro\/images\/book\/templatesbook.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/b7GWX4P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariusbancila.ro\/images\/book\/cookbook3rdsmall.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can follow me on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariusbancila\">twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/codexpert.ro\">codexpert<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.codeproject.com\/Members\/MariusBancila\">CodeProject<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/648078\/marius-bancila\">StackOverflow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Marius Bancila, I am a software architect, author, and speaker from Timisoara, Romania. 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