P. J. Plauger
P. J. Plauger (full name "Phillip James"[1]) is an author and entrepreneur. He has written and co-written articles and books about programming style, software tools, and the C programming language.
He founded Whitesmiths, the first company to sell a C compiler and Unix-like operating system (Idris). He has since been involved in C and C++ standardization and is now the president of Dinkumware. In January 2009 he became the convener of the ISO C++ standards committee, but in October 2009 he tendered his resignation after failing to pass a resolution to stop processing any new features in order to facilitate the promised shipping date for the C++0x standard.[2][3]
Plauger wrote a science fiction short story, "Child of All Ages", first published in Analog in the March 1975 issue, whose hero was granted immortality before attaining puberty and finds that being a child who never grows up is far removed from an idyllic Peter Pan-like existence. The story was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1975 and a Hugo Award in 1976. He won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1975, notably beating John Varley for the award.
Plauger holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Princeton University and a Ph.D in nuclear physics from the Michigan State University.[4]
Bibliography
- Spectroscopy in the Titanium Isotopes (1969)
- The Elements of Programming Style (1974, revised 1978) with Brian W. Kernighan
- Software Tools (1976) with Brian W. Kernighan
- Software Tools in Pascal (1981) with Brian W. Kernighan
- The Standard C Library (1992)
- Programming on Purpose, collected essays from the magazine Computer Language
- Volume I: Essays on Software Design (1992)
- Volume II: Essays on Software People (1993)
- Volume III: Essays on Software Technology (1993)
- The Draft Standard C++ Library (1995)
- Standard C: A Reference (1989, revised 1992, revised 1996) with Jim Brodie
- The C++ Standard Template Library (2001) with Alexander Stepanov, Meng Lee, and David R. Musser
External links
References
- ^ Plauger, Phillip James (1969). "Spectroscopy in the Titanium Isotopes". PhD Thesis. Michigan State University, Department of Physics. http://www.nscl.msu.edu/ourlab/publications/download/Plauger1969_132.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ^ Stefanus Du Toit, ISO/IEC C++ Standards Committee Paper N3003 (2009-12-04). "Minutes of WG21 Meeting, October 19, 2009". pp. 10, 20–21. http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2009/n3003.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ comp.std.c++, George Ryan, Ville Voutilainen, Francis Glassborow, and Steve Clamage (2009-10-25). "Plauger resigned as convener?". http://groups.google.com/group/comp.std.c++/browse_thread/thread/a8e772c69e71b73e/56cc158874ada8e7?show_docid=56cc158874ada8e7&fwc=1#. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ Shannon Cochran (2004-03-31). "Dr. Dobb's Journal Excellence in Programming Award". Dr. Dobb's Journal. http://drdobbs.com/184415936.
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