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“The use of the high level language made each programmer a factor of 5 to 10 more productive in a coding sense and more concerned with the semantics than the syntax of modules.”

Quote by Fernando J. Corbato

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Fernando J. Corbato

Fernando J. Corbato is a renowned computer scientist, born on July 1, 1926. He has made significant contributions to the field of computer science, particularly in the areas of operating systems and distributed systems. more

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