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Arthur Whitney

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Arthur Whitney (born October 20, 1957) is a Canadian computer scientist most notable for developing three programming languages inspired by APL, namely A+, k and q, and for co-founding the American companies Kx Systems and Shakti Software. He studied pure mathematics at the graduate level at the University of Toronto in the early 1980s and was first exposed to APL at age 11 by its inventor, Ken Iverson, a family friend. He worked at I. P. Sharp Associates alongside Ken Iverson and Roger Hui, and in 1988 he began working at Morgan Stanley developing financial applications, where he developed A+.

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Birth Year
1957 1
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Software Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia: Arthur Whitney (computer scientist)

Companies Founded

KX Systems, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: KX Systems
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Arthur Whitney

Also in Computing Atlas: the same subject.

Nationality

Canada

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1. Wikipedia: Arthur Whitney (computer scientist)
  • Lead: birth-year
    Arthur Whitney (born October 20, 1957) is a Canadian computer scientist most notable for developing three programming languages inspired by APL: A+, k, and q, and for co-founding the U.S.
  • Associated With: Software Industry, Lead: associated industry
    Arthur Whitney (born October 20, 1957) is a Canadian computer scientist most notable for developing three programming languages inspired by APL: A+, k, and q, and for co-founding the U.S.
  • In Group: Company Founders and Co-founders, Lead section
    Arthur Whitney (born October 20, 1957) is a Canadian computer scientist most notable for developing three programming languages inspired by APL: A+, k, and q, and for co-founding the U.S. companies Kx Systems and Shakti Software.
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Wikipedia: KX Systems
Companies Founded: KX Systems, Lead: founded-by
Quote, Companies Founded: KX Systems, Lead: founded-by
It was founded in 1993 by Janet Lustgarten and Arthur Whitney, the developer of the K programming language.
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