Walter Bright
Walter Bright | |
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| File:WalterBright.jpg Bright at ACCU 2009 | |
| Born | March 10, 1959 |
| Education | Caltech (BS, 1979) |
| Known for | D (programming language) Empire |
| Spouse | Trish Bright[1] |
| Website | walterbright |
Walter G. Bright (born March 10, 1959) is an American computer programmer who created the D programming language,[2][3] the Zortech C++ compiler, and the Empire computer game.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Bright is the son of the United States Air Force pilot Charles D. Bright.[4][5] He taught himself computer programming from the type-in programs in BASIC Computer Games.[6]
Bright graduated from Caltech in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Aeronautical Engineering.[7][8] While at university he wrote the Empire wargame for the PDP-10 mainframe.[9]
Career
[edit | edit source]Bright wrote Mattel Intellivision games while at Caltech, then worked as a mechanical engineer after graduation. After learning C in the early 1980s he ported Empire to the IBM PC, stating that C "might as well have been called EIL, for 'Empire Implementation Language.'"[9] Bright developed the Datalight C compiler, also sold as Zorland C and later Zortech C.[10]
Bright was the main developer of the Zortech C++ compiler (later Symantec C++, now Digital Mars C++), which was the first C++ compiler to translate source code directly to object code without using C as an intermediate.[11]
D programming language
[edit | edit source]Bright is the creator of the D programming language. He has implemented compilers for several other languages, and is considered an expert in many areas related to compiler technology.[12] Walter regularly writes scientific and magazine articles about compilers and programming[13] and was a blogger for Dr. Dobb's Journal.[14]
Around 2014, Bright wrote Warp, a fast C/C++ preprocessor written in D, for Facebook.[15][16][2]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Walter Bright home page
- Computerworld Interview with Walter Bright on D Programming Language
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