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“I call it my billion-dollar mistake. It was the invention of the null reference in 1965.”

Quote by Tony Hoare

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Tony Hoare
Tony Hoare

Tony Hoare is a renowned British computer scientist known for his contributions to programming languages and algorithm design. He is recognized for proposing the Quicksort algorithm and participating in the design of the ALGOL 60 programming language. more

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