2002-08-12 02:55:46+02 by topspin 6 comments
Kristen Nygaard, who apparently invented/discovered inheritance in programming [according to some guy named Stroustrup ], has died at 75.
Though I don't understand inheritance, nor objects, nor subtypes, nor much beyond an if.. then statement, I suspect Mr Nygaard was probably a damn good lunch conversationalist as well as a programming pioneer.
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#Comment made: 2002-08-13 16:01:21+02 by: Dan Lyke [edit history]
#Comment made: 2002-08-13 15:57:39+02 by: Dan Lyke [edit history]
#Comment made: 2002-08-12 18:34:47+02 by: other_todd
"Omitting obituaries considered harmful." Dan, that was way geeky.
#Comment made: 2002-08-12 18:29:23+02 by: ebwolf
He and his wife had a fondness for exploring state and national parks in their Volkswagen bus, dubbed the Touring Machine
I follow in the footsteps of geniuses...
#Comment made: 2002-08-12 16:09:04+02 by: Dan Lyke
Omitting obituaries considered harmful? [grin]
#Comment made: 2002-08-12 04:27:25+02 by: Diane Reese
And for completeness, we ought to also mention that Edsger Dijkstra died this past week as well.
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