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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 | John Morley Scholes (1948–2019) was a British computer scientist. His professional career was devoted to the development of APL. He was the first lead developer at what eventually became [[Dyalog Ltd.]] 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 all new APLs; [[NARS2000]], [[GNU APL]], [[ngn/apl]], [[dzaima/APL]], etc. 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 | In 2009, Scholes produced an explanatory video of his implementation of John Conway's "Game of Life". It has since gathered almost 200 000 views. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [[wikipedia:John_M._Scholes_(computer_scientist)|Wikipedia: John Scholes]] | ||
* [ | * [[Wikipedia: Direct functions]] | ||
* [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] | ||
{{APL community}}[[Category:People|Scholes]] | {{APL community}}[[Category:People|Scholes]] | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 31 October 2019
John Morley Scholes (1948–2019) was a British computer scientist. His professional career was devoted to the development of APL. He was the first lead developer at what eventually became Dyalog Ltd. 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 all new APLs; NARS2000, GNU APL, ngn/apl, dzaima/APL, etc. 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 200 000 views.
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