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Yukihiro Matsumoto

Also Known As Matz · Matsumoto Yukihiro · Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto
Software And Its Engineering

Yukihiro Matsumoto, known as Matz, is a Japanese computer scientist who released the first version of the Ruby programming language on 21 December 1995 and still leads development of its reference implementation, MRI (Matz's Ruby Interpreter). This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1965 1
Birth Date
1965-04-14 1
Nationality
Japanese 1
Award
FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software 2
Yukihiro Matsumoto
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Ruby

Yukihiro Matsumoto
Connections

In Field

Programming Language Theory, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Yukihiro Matsumoto

Invented

Ruby, Programming Languages
Source Wikipedia: Ruby (programming language)
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Nationality

Japan

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Yukihiro Matsumoto
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    Matsumoto released the first version of the Ruby programming language on 21 December 1995.
  • In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead paragraph
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2. Wikidata: Yukihiro Matsumoto
Wikidata Q92748, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Ruby (programming language)
Wikimedia FoundationInvented: RubyView the Source
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