Andrew Binstock Named Executive Editor of Dr. Dobb's

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Dobb's, focused on the tools, technologies and people transforming the software development market, has announced Andrew Binstock as its new Executive Editor. Launched in 1976, Dr. Dobb's is one the most respected and trusted brands for developers.

Binstock takes the day-to-day operational helm of Dr. Dobb's as the role of application and software development reaches new importance in today's market, as digital strategies sit at the core of today's organizations, and as mobile development explodes.

"We're thrilled to have someone with Andrew's deep experience and many talents join the helm of one of our most respected brands," says Rob Preston, vice president and editor in chief of InformationWeek. "We've seen continued business and traffic growth for Dr. Dobbs, along with a more fervent interest from developers."

Binstock will lead Dr. Dobb's editorial mission across all of the property's products. Through digital media, virtual events, online and print products, Dr. Dobb's provides developers a vision of what "can be done," balanced with practical, real-world technical insight into the architectures, platforms and languages that define the market.  Dr. Dobb's is part of UBM TechWeb's InformationWeek Business Technology Network.  

After several years as a software developer, Binstock covered application and software development, for multiple publications, while serving as a judge for Dr. Dobb's Jolt Awards for more than 15 years.  Most recently, Binstock was a columnist for SDTimes and a senior contributing editor at InfoWorld, where he analyzed market trends and performed reviews of enterprise development products.  Earlier, he headed technology forecasts at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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