# Chris Pine (programmer) ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-05-04 Chris Pine (programmer).jpg|400]] Chris Pine is an American programmer, author, and educator known for his influential book "Learn to Program," which teaches programming fundamentals using Ruby. He first discovered Ruby in early 2001 and began using it to build tools for his day job programming computer games. After hours, he volunteered teaching advanced mathematics to gifted children and began teaching them programming with Ruby. Pine has been teaching people to program for over 15 years. He began his career making video games and other high-performance software before discovering his true calling: helping others learn and grow as programmers. His teaching philosophy focuses on making programming concepts accessible to non-programmers through clear explanations and engaging exercises. Chris lives in Oslo, Norway, with his wife and two children. He enjoys board games and juggling. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Chris Pine (programmer)]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Chris Pine (programmer)]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Programming isn't about what you know. It's about what you can figure out]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Chris Pine (programmer)]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Programming isn't about what you know. It's about what you can figure out]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Chris Pine (programmer)]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[Chris Pine (programmer)]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Learn to Program (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[Chris Pine (programmer)]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Learn to Program (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->