Niklaus Wirth, Who Inspired a Generation of Computer Programmers, Dies at 89

[dupe]<p>Not sure why the obit so late (NYT did same strangely)<p>Lots of discussion and anecdotes back when news broke at start of the year:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38858012">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=38858012</a>

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Very good article that has a few interesting anecdotes about his life.