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Anders Hejlsberg
KindPerson
Born1960
StatusAlive
Fieldprogramming languages
Sourceen.wikipedia.org ↗

Wrote Turbo Pascal's compiler, led Delphi, then created C# and TypeScript at Microsoft — four eras of the same lineage.

Worked at Microsoft Borland
Created Delphi C# TypeScript

Created Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScript — four major languages across 35 years — and is the most prolific language designer still working.\n\nThe BGI graphics library, async/await's first mainstream version, and TS's type system are all his.

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  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Hejlsberg