Schildt holds both graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
The program was originally published in Dr. Dobb's Journal in August, 1989 entitled "Building your own C interpreter".
[7] In addition to his work as a computer scientist, Schildt is the original multi-keyboardist for the progressive rock band Starcastle, appearing on all of the group's albums, most of which were produced from 1976-1978.
His style is distinguished by extensive use of Oberheim analog sequencers to create ethereal washes of sound colors, a pioneering technique which was quite cutting-edge for the pre-digital synthesizer period.
[8] Schildt is called "one of the world's foremost authors of books about programming" by International Developer magazine.