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Backus, John Warner
(Encyclopedia)Backus, John Warner, 1924–2007, American computer scientist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Columbia (M.A. 1950). Trained as a mathematician, he was hired (1950) by IBM Corp. as a computer programmer. From ...object-oriented programming
(Encyclopedia)object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the data; in traditi...computer language
(Encyclopedia)computer language: see programming language. ...programming
(Encyclopedia)programming: see computer; programming language. ...programming language
(Encyclopedia)programming language, syntax, grammar, and symbols or words used to give instructions to a computer. Once the program is written and has had any errors repaired (a process called debugging), it may ...bibliography
(Encyclopedia)bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. Modern bibliography b...C, computer language
(Encyclopedia)C: see programming language.Ada, computer language
(Encyclopedia)Ada: see programming language.ALGOL, computer language
(Encyclopedia)ALGOL: see programming language. ...BASIC
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