Cory Althoff is an author, programmer and speaker. He is best known for his book The Self-Taught Programmer, which has been published in seven languages ​​and introduced the term "self-taught programmer" into the common lexicon. Cory Althoff is an author, programmer and speaker. He is best known for his book The Self-Taught Programmer, which has been published in seven languages ​​and introduced the term "self-taught programmer" into the common lexicon.

Book Authority named The Self-Taught Programmer one of the greatest programming books of all time, and The Next Web ranked it among the ten books that will help you become a better software engineer. More than 200,000 developers are part of the community of self-taught programmers he has created through his Facebook group, his blog, his newsletter and his Udemy course. In 2019, Cory gave the keynote address at Pycon JP. Cory lives in the Bay Area with his wife and daughter.