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1936–2001 United States

Robert W Floyd (June 8, 1936 – September 25, 2001) was an American computer scientist, and winner of the 1978 Turing Award.

United States
Computer scientists

Also known as: Robert Floyd

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If there is ever a science of programming language design, it will probably consist largely of matching languages to the design methods they support.

The Paradigms of Programming (1979)

A semantic definition of a particular set of command types, then, is a rule for constructing, for any command of one of these types, a verification condition on the antecedents and consequents.

Assigning Meanings to Programs (1967)

If the advancement of the general art of programming requires the continuing invention and elaboration of paradigms, advancement of the art of the individual programmer requires that he expand his repertory of paradigms.

The Paradigms of Programming (1979)

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