Computer science pioneer Niklaus Wirth dies aged 89
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In a sombre start to the new year, the world of computer science mourns the loss of Niklaus Wirth—a stalwart figure known for his influential contributions to programming languages, methodology, software engineering, and hardware design.
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His passing has reverberated across the tech community, with software engineer Bertrand Meyer saying: “We lost a titan of programming languages, programming methodology, software engineering and hardware design.” indeed Still, I've yet to meet anyone who's encountered Oberon in the wild.