{"product_id":"masterminds-of-programming-conversations-with-the-creators-of-major-programming-languages-9780596515171","title":"Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMasterminds of Programming\u003c\/em\u003e features exclusive interviews with the creators of several historic and highly influential programming languages. In this unique collection, you'll learn about the processes that led to specific design decisions, including the goals they had in mind, the trade-offs they had to make, and how their experiences have left an impact on programming today. \u003cem\u003eMasterminds of Programming\u003c\/em\u003e includes individual interviews with: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdin D. Falkoff: APL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomas E. Kurtz: BASIC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles H. Moore: FORTH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobin Milner: ML\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDonald D. Chamberlin: SQL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan: AWK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles Geschke and John Warnock: PostScript\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBjarne Stroustrup: C++\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBertrand Meyer: Eiffel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrad Cox and Tom Love: Objective-C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarry Wall: Perl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon Peyton Jones, Paul Hudak, Philip Wadler, and John Hughes: Haskell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuido van Rossum: Python\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuiz Henrique de Figueiredo and Roberto Ierusalimschy: Lua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Gosling: Java\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrady Booch, Ivar Jacobson, and James Rumbaugh: UML\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnders Hejlsberg: Delphi inventor and lead developer of C#\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're interested in the people whose vision and hard work helped shape the computer industry, you'll find \u003cem\u003eMasterminds of Programming\u003c\/em\u003e fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFederico Biancuzzi is a freelance interviewer. His interviews appeared on publications such as ONLamp.com, LinuxDevCenter.com, SecurityFocus.com, NewsForge.com, Linux.com, TheRegister.co.uk, ArsTechnica.com, the Polish print magazine BSD Magazine, and the Italian print magazine Linux\u0026amp;C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShane Warden manages Onyx Neon Press, an independent publisher. His areas of expertise include agile software development, language design, and virtual machines for dynamic languages. He is also a published novelist. His books include The Art of Agile Development and Masterminds of Programming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"O'Reilly Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326351741202,"sku":"9780596515171","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9365e9d6-83f9-488e-81df-2860ef29ec05.jpg?v=1727700603","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/masterminds-of-programming-conversations-with-the-creators-of-major-programming-languages-9780596515171","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}