Peter Royal is a software developer currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. He has been writing software since high school, with his first business application being a calendar tool for his school. Since then, he has written business applications for a variety of industries as a contractor or in-house developer. He enjoys building tools for co-workers and being able to work with colleagues to iterate and customize, with the goal of making tools that are not frustrating to use. He has come to appreciate pragmatic architectures and practices that enable systems to thrive for the long-term.