Pearson Author Presented with Dr.
Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON) March 7, 2008 --
Best-selling author Bjarne Stroustrup, inventor of C++ and author of the
Addison-Wesley title The
C++ Programming Language, was presented with the Dr. Dobb's
Journal Excellence in Programming Award at the SD West conference
on Wednesday. The award acknowledges significant achievements in
object-oriented programming, software architecture, and modeling.
News Facts
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The Dr. Dobb's Journal Excellence in Programming Award is
annually bestowed on individuals who, in the spirit of innovation and
cooperation, have made significant contributions to the advancement of
software development.
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An award cover story featuring author Bjarne Stroustrup’s
is included in the April issue of Dr. Dobbs available on
newsstands this month.
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In addition to the The C++ Programming Language, now in its
third edition, Stroustrup is the author of the following
Addison-Wesley titles: Standard C++ Annotated Reference, The
Design and Evolution of C++, The Annotated C++ Reference Manua, and
the forthcoming Programming: Principles and Practice using C++,
to be published in August. For more information please visit www.InformIT.com.
Author Bio
Bjarne Stroustrup is the designer and original implementer of C++ and
the author of The C++ Programming Language and The Design and
Evolution of C++ from Addison-Wesley. His research interests include
distributed systems, simulation, design, programming techniques,
software development tools, and programming languages. Dr. Stroustrup is
the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science Professor at Texas
A&M University and an AT&T Fellow. He is a member of the National
Academy of Engineering, an AT&T Bell Laboratories Fellow, an IEEE
Fellow, and an ACM Fellow. He is actively involved in the ANSI/ISO
standardization of C++.
Useable Quote
“I'm especially pleased to receive this award
because it reflects the views of real-world software developers and
shows that with persistence and a bit of luck an individual can still
make a difference,” said Stroustrup.
About Pearson Education
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part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. In
addition to Pearson Education, Pearson's primary operations include the
Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.
About InformIT
InformIT is the online publishing arm of Pearson Technology Group, the
world's largest provider of professional reference content on operating
systems, networking, programming, certification, web development and
design, information technology, and engineering. InformIT offers
authoritative, accurate content written by the experts in the field from
leading technology publishers, including Prentice
Hall Professional, IBM Press,
Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco
Press, Sams Publishing
and Que Publishing -names
technology professionals and home and office computing users trust.
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