Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
P. J. Plauger
Born: January 13, 1944 (age 80)
Bio: Phillip James Plauger is an author, entrepreneur and computer programmer. He has written and co-written articles and books about programming style, software tools, and the C programming language, as well as works of science fiction.
Known for:
- The Standard C Library (1992)
- The Elements of Programming Style (1974)
- The Draft Standard C++ Library (1995)
- Standard C: Programmer's Quick Reference (1989)