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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Scholes_(computer_scientist) Wikipedia] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Scholes_(computer_scientist) John Scholes at Wikipedia] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_functions Direct functions at Wikipedia] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9xAKttWgP4 The famous Game of Life video] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9xAKttWgP4 The famous Game of Life video] | ||
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John Morley Scholes (1948–2019) was a British computer scientist. His professional career was devoted to the development of APL. He co-founded what eventually became Dyalog and kept working for the company until his death. He was the designer and implementer of Dyalog APL's direct functions (dfns, pronounced "dee funs"), a major distinguishing advance which was since copied by GNU APL, ngn/apl, and dzaima/APL. He also advocated for simplicity in computer systems.
In 2009, Scholes produced an explanatory video of his implementation of John Conway's "Game of Life". It has since gathered almost 200000 views.
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