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Rasmus Lerdorf

Also Known As Rasmus Jay Lerdorf · Rasmus LLerdorf
Software And Its Engineering

Rasmus Lerdorf is a Danish-Canadian programmer who wrote the first two versions of PHP, releasing the first version in 1995. In 2003 he was named in the MIT Technology Review TR100 as one of the top 100 innovators under 35. 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
1968 1
Birth Date
1968-11-22 1
Nationality
Danish-Canadian 1
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Invented

PHP, Programming Languages
Source Wikidata: PHP
Additional Source Wikipedia: PHP
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1. Wikipedia: Rasmus Lerdorf
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
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He co-authored and inspired the PHP scripting language, authoring the first two versions of the language
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Wikidata: Rasmus Lerdorf
Wikidata Q92768, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: PHP
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