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| Born | December 30, 1950 Aarhus, Denmark |
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| Occupation | College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science Professor, Texas A&M University |
| Known for | Creating C++ |
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Bjarne Stroustrup (/'bjɑːnə 'sdʁʌʊ̯ˀsdʁɔb/; born December 30, 1950 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a computer scientist and the College of Engineering Chair Professor of Computer Science at Texas A&M University. He is most notable for developing the C++ programming language. A rough English attempt at pronunciation of his name would be "B-yar-ne Strov-stroop"1.
Stroustrup began developing C++ in 1979 (then called "C with Classes"), and, in his own words, "invented C++, wrote its early definitions, and produced its first implementation... chose and formulated the design criteria for C++, designed all its major facilities, and was responsible for the processing of extension proposals in the C++ standards committee."2Stroustrup also wrote what many consider to be the standard text for the language, The C++ Programming Language, which is now in its third edition. The text has been revised twice to reflect the evolution of the language and the work of the C++ standards committee.
Stroustrup has a cand. scient. (the Danish equivalent to a master's degree) in mathematics and computer science (1975) from the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and a Ph.D. in computer science (1979) from the University of Cambridge, England. He was the head of AT&T Lab's Large-scale Programming Research department, from its creation until late 2002. Stroustrup was elected member of The National Academy of Engineering in 2004. He is a Fellow of the ACM (1994) and an IEEE Fellow. He currently works at Texas A&M University as a Professor where he holds the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science.3
- 1993 - ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award
- 2004 - IEEE Computer Society 2004 Computer Entrepreneur Award
- 2005 - William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
- 2008 - Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming award.
Books
- The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup - Addison-Wesley Pub Co; 3rd edition (February 15, 2000); ISBN 0-201-70073-5
- The Design and Evolution of C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup - Addison-Wesley Pub Co; 1st edition (March 29, 1994); ISBN 0-201-54330-3
- The Annotated C++ Reference Manual by Margaret A. Ellis & Bjarne Stroustrup - Addison-Wesley Pub Co; (January 1, 1990); ISBN 0-201-51459-1
References
- ^ research.att.com: audio (WAV) file on how to pronounce Bjarne's name
- ^ The C++ Programming Language, B. Stroustrup, p.10
- ^ Bjarne Stroustrup: Some Information about Bjarne Stroustrup
External links
- Bjarne Stroustrup's homepage
- Bjarne Stroustrup's Texas A&M homepage
- Meet Bjarne Stroustrup (Video)
- List of interviews with Bjarne Stroustrup
- A Hoax interview transcript with IEEE's Computer magazine. (alternative)
- The Real Stroustrup Interview (IEEE's Computer magazine June 1998) (alternative)
- Computerworld Interview with Bjarne Stroustrup
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