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Walter Bright
KindPerson
Born1959
StatusAlive
Fieldprogramming languages
Sourcedigitalmars.com ↗

Wrote the first C++ compiler that didn't translate to C (Zortech), then created the D language.

Created D

Created the D language (2001) and wrote the first native C++ compiler (Zortech, 1988) — the person who actually built what others specified.\n\nHis game 'Empire' (1971) is a cult classic; Digital Mars compilers are his company's work.

Sources

  1. digitalmars.com/
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bright