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		John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies (RIP) (nytimes.com)
		1 point by python_kiss on March 20, 2007 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

reitzensteinm on March 21, 2007 | [–]

We truely are standing on the shoulders of giants as modern hackers. RIP.

zkinion on March 21, 2007 | [–]

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