Yakov Fain is the coauthor of Angular 2 Development with TypeScript as well as a number of other technical books on programming. Yakov works as a software architect at the IT consultancy Farata Systems and develops software products for the insurance industry. A Java Champion, he has taught multiple classes and workshops on Angular and Java-related technologies, presented at international conferences, and published more than a thousand blog posts. Yakov lives in New York City.