Julian Seward
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| Known for | bzip2, valgrind |
Julian Seward is a compiler writer and Free Software contributor who lives in Stuttgart.[1] He is commonly known for creating the bzip2 compression tool, as well as the valgrind memory debugging toolset founded in 2000. In 2006, he won a second Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award for his work on Valgrind.
Julian currently works at Mozilla.[2]
Contributions
- bzip2, a data compressor
- cacheprof, a tool for locating the sources of D-cache misses
- Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC)
- Valgrind, a memory debugger
Awards
- July 2006 Julian Seward won a Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award for "Best Toolmaker" for his work on Valgrind
References
- ↑ "Julian Seward". UK Companies House.
- ↑ Rob Sayre's Blog
External links
- Interview with Valgrind Author Julian Seward on techrepublic.com, January 2004.
- Interview with Valgrind Author Julian Seward on kde.org, February 2006.
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