Cay S. Horstmann

Education

Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1987
Diplom Mathematics and Computer Science, Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Germany, 1981
M.S. Computer Science, Syracuse University, 1980

2019-present, Professor, PFH Göttingen, Germany
2018, Visiting Professor, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
2014-2015, Visiting Professor, Haute École d'Ingénierie et Gestion du Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
2010-2011, Visiting Professor, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam
1999-2000 and 2004-2005, Visiting Professor, Inter-University Institute of Macau
1997-2000, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Preview Systems Inc.
1987-2019, Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, San Jose State University
1986-1996, President, Horstmann Software Design Corporation

Oracle Java Community Lifetime Achievement award, 2023
ACM Distinguished Member for educational contributions to computing, 2017
Associate Editor of the ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2007-2021
Designer of the Udacity CS1/Java course 2013
Reviewer for the JavaOne conference, 2007-2017
Invited contributor to “Architecture of Open Source Applications”, 2011
Invited contributor to “97 Things Every Programmer Should Know”, 2010
Elected Java Champions Member, 2005
Member of the Development Committee for the College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science Examination, 2004 - 2008
Member of the Ad-Hoc Committee on the Future of the Advanced Placement Computer Science Examination, 2000
Columnist for C++ Report and Java Report

JavaScript for the Impatient, Addison-Wesley 2020
Core Java for the Impatient, Addison-Wesley 2015-2022 (3 editions)
Java 8 for the Really Impatient, Addison-Wesley 2014
Core Java, with Gary Cornell, Sun Microsystems Press 1996-2021 (12 editions)
Big Java, John Wiley & Sons 2001 - 2015 (6 editions)
Brief Java (formerly Java Concepts/Computing Concepts with Java Essentials), John Wiley & Sons 1997 - 2015 (8 editions)
Big Java Late Objects, John Wiley & Sons 2013-2016 (2 editions)
Java Concepts Late Objects, John Wiley & Sons 2011-2016 (3 editions)
Python for Everyone, with Rance Necaise, John Wiley & Sons 2012-2019 (3 editions)
Scala for the Impatient, Addison-Wesley 2011-2023 (3 editions)
Big C++, John Wiley & Sons, 2004-2017 (3 editions)
Brief C++ (formerly C++ for Everyone), John Wiley & Sons 2009-2017 (3 editions)
Core JavaServer Faces, with David Geary, Sun Microsystems Press, 2004-2010 (3 editions)
Object-Oriented Design & Patterns, John Wiley & Sons, 2003 - 2006 (2 editions)
AP Study Guide for Computing Concepts with Java Essentials, with Fran Trees, John Wiley & Sons 2003
Computing Concepts with C++ Essentials, John Wiley & Sons 1996 - 2004 (3 editions)
Practical Object-Oriented Development with C++ and Java , John Wiley & Sons 1997
Mastering Object-Oriented Design with C++, John Wiley & Sons 1995
Mastering C++, John Wiley & Sons 1991 - 1995 (2 editions)

Codecheck, a “convention over configuration” service for grading of programming assignments, 2012-2021
Labrat, a program for automatic program grading, Wiley, 2006
GridWorld, an environment for teaching CS1 concepts, 2005-2006
Violet, a simple UML editor for students, 2002-2005
ChiWriter, a scientific/multilingual word processor, 1986-1996
Safe STL, a safe version of the C++ Standard Template Library, 1995

US 6,009,401: Relicensing of electronically purchased software
US 6,009,525: Multi-tier electronic software distribution
US 6,044,469: Software publisher or distributor configurable software security mechanism
US 6,055,503: Software program self-modification
US 6,243,692: Secure electronic software packaging using setup-external unlocking module (with M. Floyd)
US 6,285,985: Advertising-subsidized and advertising-enabled software
US 6,334,214: Try/buy wrapping of installation-ready software for electronic distribution
US 6,363,356: Referrer-based system for try/buy electronic software distribution