Martin Richards, British Computer Scientist, Creator of BCPL (en.wikipedia.org) 4 points by hnlmorg 8mo ago ↗ HN
[–] hnlmorg 8mo ago ↗ Sharing this because until today, I had no idea a British computer scientist created BCPL and thus inspired B, C, C++ and its ilk.I found it interesting to see how some of the tools we use today were inspired by institutions outside of Bell Labs
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 11.6 ms ] threadI found it interesting to see how some of the tools we use today were inspired by institutions outside of Bell Labs