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[[File:01 gen 010-2014 staff photo.jpg|thumb|right|John Scholes]] | [[File:01 gen 010-2014 staff photo.jpg|thumb|right|John Scholes]] | ||
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]] | ||