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>>Simon Peyton Jones is the mister Rogers of computer science. Can you please tell whom are you referring to here with the term "the mister Rogers"?
by tmptmp 10y ago
>>Simon Peyton Jones is the mister Rogers of computer science.
Can you please tell whom are you referring to here with the term "the mister Rogers"?
- alcari 10y agoMister Rogers[0] was the host of an American children's show, and was known for being extremely nice, both on and off the show. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers
- tmptmp 10y agoThanks for the reply. I am not an American, so I didn't get it. Also, I didn't know that politely asking for clarification is a valid reason for downvotes on HN.