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[[File:BobSmith.jpg|thumb|right|Bob Smith at [[Dyalog '16]]]] | [[File:BobSmith.jpg|thumb|right|Bob Smith at [[Dyalog '16]]]] | ||
'''Robert "Boolean Bob" | '''Robert "Boolean Bob" Asa Smith''' of Laurel, Maryland first encountered APL in 1969 while working for [[wikipedia:NSA|NSA]]. Devoted to studying and contributing to the language, he left for [[STSC]] two years later. At STSC, he was involved in the creation of [[NARS]], and currently develops and maintains its successor, [[NARS2000]], though his company, Sudley Place Software. He was the editor of the problem section in the [[APL Quote Quad]], and regularly publishes and updates papers on various subjects of cutting edge APL. | ||
Smith also developed lots of system-level software, including the [[wikipedia:386MAX|386<sup>MAX</sup>]] memory manager. | Smith also developed lots of system-level software, including the [[wikipedia:386MAX|386<sup>MAX</sup>]] memory manager. | ||
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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
* [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804488 "A programming technique for non-rectangular data"] at [[APL79]]. | * [https://doi.org/10.1145/800136.804488 "A programming technique for non-rectangular data"] ([http://www.sudleyplace.com/APL/boolean.pdf pdf]) at [[APL79]]. | ||
* [https://doi.org/10.1145/800142.805376 "Nested arrays, operators, and functions"] at [[APL81]]. | * [https://doi.org/10.1145/800142.805376 "Nested arrays, operators, and functions"] at [[APL81]]. | ||
* [https://doi.org/10.1145/17701.255358 "Writing interpreters (panel)"] at [[APL85]]. With [[Bob Bernecky|Robert Bernecky]], Geno Coschi, James Ryan, | * [https://doi.org/10.1145/17701.255358 "Writing interpreters (panel)"] at [[APL85]]. With [[Bob Bernecky|Robert Bernecky]], Geno Coschi, James Ryan, Philip A. Van Cleave, and James Wheeler. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.sudleyplace.com/APL/projects.html APL Projects] | * [http://www.sudleyplace.com/APL/projects.html APL Projects] at Sudley Place Software | ||
* [http://www.sudleyplace.com/ Sudley Place Software] | * [http://www.sudleyplace.com/ Sudley Place Software] | ||
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