The author is Josh Rhoades, a programmer, from Alaska. He believes in better living through computer science principals and Penny Arcade comics. He uses Vim, SSH, an aging Macbook Pro, and a tiny, unreliable netbook.

Giterary began atop a mountain, when someone said “We should write a book.” The bulk of Giterary was created in the span of about 6 months, starting summer 2012.