Dr. Dobb's Journal Honors Microsoft Distinguished Engineer at SD 2001 West
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)
today announced that Anders Hejlsberg, a distinguished engineer at Microsoft,
has been awarded Dr. Dobb's Journal's Excellence in Programming Award for
2000. Dr. Dobb's Journal presents the award annually to individuals who, in
the spirit of innovation and cooperation, have made significant and lasting
contributions to the advancement of software development. Hejlsberg was
honored Wednesday evening at an awards ceremony at the Software Development
2001 West trade show for his many contributions to furthering programming
language development, including Delphi, Turbo Pascal and, most recently, the
C# (pronounced C sharp) programming language.
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"I am incredibly proud of Anders' many accomplishments and want to
congratulate him on this great award," said Bill Gates, chairman and chief
software architect at Microsoft. "Anders' efforts to create C# will change the
way software is built and delivered over the next decades."
Hejlsberg joined Microsoft in 1996 and was promoted in 1999 to
distinguished engineer, a title held by only 16 people at Microsoft. He is the
chief designer of the C# programming language and a key participant in the
development of the Microsoft(R) .NET Framework. Hejlsberg has also represented
Microsoft in ECMA, where C# and the .NET Framework have been submitted by
Microsoft for standardization. Before his work on C# and the .NET Framework,
Hejlsberg was an architect for the Visual J++(R) development system and the
Windows(R) Foundation Classes. Before joining Microsoft, Hejlsberg was one of
the first employees of Borland International Inc. As principal engineer, he
was the original author of Turbo Pascal and later worked as the chief
architect of the Delphi product line. Anders studied engineering at the
Technical University of Denmark.
"Every year, Dr. Dobb's Journal honors an individual who has made a
significant contribution to the art and craft of computer programming," said
Jonathan Erickson, editor in chief of Dr. Dobb's Journal. "As we were
reflecting on the past year, Anders immediately stood out for the significant
contributions he has made to C# as well as to the software development
industry throughout his career. He was an obvious choice for this year's
award."
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and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company
offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people
through great software -- any time, any place and on any device.
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SOURCE Microsoft Corp.
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