Niklaus Wirth, Who Inspired a Generation of Computer Programmers, Dies at 89 (wsj.com) 18 points by theflyingelvis 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] ChrisArchitect 2y ago ↗ [dupe]Not sure why the obit so late (NYT did same strangely)Lots of discussion and anecdotes back when news broke at start of the year:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38858012 [–] julienchastang 2y ago ↗ The article and HN title should have been titled "A Remembrance of Niklaus Wirth, Who Inspired a Generation of Computer Programmers". It is not really a dupe with that in mind. Interesting piece.
[–] julienchastang 2y ago ↗ The article and HN title should have been titled "A Remembrance of Niklaus Wirth, Who Inspired a Generation of Computer Programmers". It is not really a dupe with that in mind. Interesting piece.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 16.5 ms ] threadNot sure why the obit so late (NYT did same strangely)
Lots of discussion and anecdotes back when news broke at start of the year:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38858012