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Edward Yourdon

Also Known As Edward Nash Yourdon
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Edward Yourdon was an American software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, and a software engineering methodology pioneer. He was one of the lead developers of the structured analysis techniques of the 1970s and a co-developer of both the Yourdon/Whitehead method and the Coad/Yourdon methodology for object-oriented analysis and design.

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Birth Year
1944 1
Birth Date
1944-04-30 1
Death Year
2016 1
Death Date
2016-01-20 1
Nationality
American 1
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1. Wikipedia: Edward Yourdon
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  • Article body, cause-of-death sentence
    He died on January 20, 2016, as a result of a post-surgical blood infection.
  • Article lead section
    Edward Nash Yourdon (April 30, 1944, January 20, 2016) was an American software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, and software engineering methodology pioneer.
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