As a programmer, I am in awe of what Fabrice Bellard has accomplished. This article made me curious about his background, jokingly thinking that if he was Catho

As a programmer, I am in awe of what Fabrice Bellard has accomplished. This article made me curious about his background, jokingly thinking that if he was Catholic he could become the Patron Saint of Computer Programmers for giving away many millions of software for free. I was amused to find he was born in the place that kicked off the French Revolution: The city gained some notoriety on 7 June 1788 when the townspeople assaulted troops of Louis XVI in the "Day of the Tiles". The people attacked the royal troops to prevent an expulsion of the notables of the city, which would have seriously endangered the economic prosperity of Grenoble. Following these events, the Assembly of Vizille took place. Its members organized the meeting of the old Estates General, thus beginning the French Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenoble#From_Louis_XIV_to_the_French_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenoble#From_Louis_XIV_to_the... From the French Revolution to the PC and internet revolution The article is old and since he hasn't slowed down, there's more: https://bellard.org/ https://bellard.org/ including QuickJS, and embedable JavaScript engine: https://bellard.org/quickjs/ https://bellard.org/quickjs/