Dan Shafer is highly regarded among the Internet community as a web development expert and a web design consultant. With more than fifty books to his credit, including bestsellers like HyperTalk Programming, Smalltalk Programming for Windows, Silicon Visions, and JavaScript and Netscape Wizardry, Shafer has become a well-respected voice in the industry. He has also authored hundreds of magazine articles about computers and the latest technological advances, and is a renowned industry observer and participant.

Currently, Shafer works extensively with CNET, shaping editorial vision of the Builder.com web site, as well as a community discussion area, and he also spends time supervising semi-annual technical conferences. Shafer also writes the bi-weekly Master Builder column and the recently launched Dan Shafer: For What It's Worth email newsletter.

Shafer has been around for while now, with more than twenty years as a writer, documentation analyst, programmer, designer, and manager for companies such as Intel, Cisco Systems, Apple Computer, and IBM. Prior to joining CNET, Shafer was the founding webmaster and Director of Technology at the highly acclaimed Salon magazine. He remains a sought-after speaker, moderator, and instructor at high-technology conferences including MacWorld Expo, Web Design and Development, Software Development, and numerous AI conferences.