Niklaus Emil Wirth, the creator of Pascal, winner of a Turing award, and fellow of the Computer History Museum, passed away on 1 January 2024 at the age of 89. Wirth was born on 15 February 1934, ...
More than a few computing luminaries have sadly passed over recently, unsurprising given many pioneers from the fifties, sixties, and seventies reaching end of life. One who caught my eye was Niklaus ...