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Guy L. Steele Jr. Alive

Guy L. Steele Jr.
KindPerson
Born1954
StatusAlive
Fieldprogramming languages
Sourcegroups.csail.mit.edu ↗

Co-created Scheme with Sussman, edited Common Lisp the Language, and later designed Fortress at Sun.

Created Scheme Lambda: The Ultimate Imperative Fortress

Co-invented Scheme with Sussman (the Lambda Papers), wrote the C standard's first draft, led Common Lisp's specification, designed Fortress, and wrote Java's language spec.\n\nTuring Award adjacent everywhere — the most versatile language designer in the field's history.

Sources

  1. groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/ftpdir/scheme-reports/
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_L._Steele_Jr.