From: "Jeffrey R. Carter" <jrcarter@acm.org>
Subject: Re: In Rememberance of Jean Ichbiah
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:16:42 GMT
Date: 2007-01-29T01:16:42+00:00 [thread overview]
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Joyce Tokar wrote:
> With great sadness I learned from Ben Brosgol that Jean Ichbiah passed on
> Friday, 26 Jan 2007
I'm very sorry to hear this.
> "Jean had an amazing understanding of the basic concepts concerning what
> programming was really about. Ada may have its flaws but it is a damn sight
> better than anything else I know.
>
> Jean will be remembered as the inspiration for ideas which have driven many
> of our careers."
I heard Jean say once that Ada was basically an evolution of LIS, which
he developed in the early 70s. Ada 83 was ahead of its time, and clearly
Jean even further ahead of his time.
--
Jeff Carter
"All citizens will be required to change their underwear
every half hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside,
so we can check."
Bananas
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2007-01-28 20:47 In Rememberance of Jean Ichbiah Joyce Tokar
2007-01-29 1:16 ` Jeffrey R. Carter [this message]
2007-01-29 20:32 ` Ian Caldwell
2007-01-29 22:35 ` Ed Falis
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