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Most interesting. He does not convey a real sense of enthusiasm, or even engagement with his own work: on the other hand, Booch interviewed him when he was 80.
by cafard 8y ago
Most interesting. He does not convey a real sense of enthusiasm, or even engagement with his own work: on the other hand, Booch interviewed him when he was 80.
- slededit 8y agoHis later work on functional programming was more or less a failure even by his own words: Backus: But it was ultimately unsuccessful because it couldn’t take in all the peripheral stuff that you had. Booch: Your functional programming work was unsuccessful. Backus: Yes. But also the video adds more colour he's got a dry sarcastic personality.