John Warner Backus died

John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist. He led the team that invented the first high-level programming language (FORTRAN) and was the inventor of Backus-Naur form (BNF), the almost universally used notation to define formal language syntax. He also did research in function-level programming and helped to popularize it.


Goodnight, sweet prince.

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"JOHN WARNER BACKUS (DECEMBER 3, 1924 – MARCH 17, 2007) WAS AN AMERICAN
COMPUTER SCIENTIST. HE LED THE TEAM THAT INVENTED THE FIRST HIGH-LEVEL
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (FORTRAN) AND WAS THE INVENTOR OF BACKUS-NAUR FORM
(BNF), THE ALMOST UNIVERSALLY USED NOTATION TO DEFINE FORMAL LANGUAGE
SYNTAX. HE ALSO DID RESEARCH IN FUNCTION-LEVEL PROGRAMMING AND HELPED TO
POPULARIZE IT.


GOODNIGHT, SWEET PRINCE.
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