Walter Bright
Walter Bright is an American computer programmer who created the D programming language,[1][2] the Zortech C++ compiler, and the Empire computer game.
Walter Bright | |
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 Bright at ACCU 2009 | |
| Born | c. 1957 (age 62–63) |
| Education | Caltech (BS, 1979) |
| Known for | D (programming language), Empire |
| Website | walterbright |
Bright was the main developer of the first C++ compiler to translate source code directly to object code without using C as an intermediate, and Zortech C++ (later becoming Symantec C++, now Digital Mars C++). Before designing the C++ compiler, he developed the Datalight C compiler, also sold as Zorland C and later Zortech C.[3]
Biography
Bright graduated from Caltech in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering. While at university he wrote the Empire wargame for the PDP-10 mainframe; it was completed in 1977.[4]
Walter Bright is the creator of the D programming language. He has implemented compilers for several other languages, and is considered an expert in many areas related to compiler technology.[5] Walter regularly writes scientific and magazine articles about compilers and programming and was a blogger for Dr. Dobb's Journal.
He was hired by Facebook to write a fast C/C++ preprocessor in D.[1]
References
- "The Next Big Programming Language You've Never Heard Of". Wired.
- https://dlang.org/blog/2016/08/30/ruminations-on-d-an-interview-with-walter-bright/
- Johnston, Stuart (Jun 10, 1991). "Zortech Simplifies 32-Bit DOS with C++ Compilers". InfoWorld. Vol. 13 no. 23. Menlo Park, CA: InfoWorld Publishing. p. 22. ISSN 0199-6649. "said Walter Bright, Zortech's directory of technology
- Bright, Walter (2000). "A Brief History of Empire". Walter Bright's Empire website.
- "Lang.NEXT 2012 Expert Panel: Native Languages" Lang.Next
External links
- Walter Bright home page
- Computerworld Interview with Walter Bright on D Programming Language
- Walter Bright (8 April 2014). "How I Came to Write D". Dr. Dobb's Journal.