On 14/02/2018, Dave Horsfall <dave(a)horsfall.org> wrote:
Computer pioneer Niklaus Wirth was born on this day in
1934; he basically
designed ALGOL, one of the most influential languages ever, with just
about every programming language in use today tracing its roots to it.
And he is still tinkering:
https://www.srf.ch/radio-srf-3/digital/computer-pionier-niklaus-wirth-80-un…
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