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“Object-oriented design is the roman numerals of computing.”

Quote by Rob Pike

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Rob Pike, born in 1956, is an outstanding software engineer known for his extensive research and contributions in the fields of operating systems, network programming, and programming language design. He was involved in the development of Unix systems in the late 1970s and later joined Google as a technical leader, where he played a significant role in the design and development of the Go programming language. Pike's work has had a profound impact on modern computer science, and his contributions are widely recognized in the fields of software engineering and programming language design. more

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