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Terry A. Davis

Also Known As Terrence Andrew Davis · Terry Davis · Terrence Davis
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Terrence Andrew Davis (December 15, 1969 to August 11, 2018) was an American electrical engineer, computer programmer, and outsider artist best known for creating and designing TempleOS, a public-domain operating system written in a programming language he developed called HolyC. He believed he was commanded to create TempleOS as a biblical Third Temple, struggled for years with mental illness, and died after being struck by a train in 2018 at age 48.

Facts
Birth Year
1969 1
Birth Date
1969-12-15 1
Death Year
2018 1
Death Date
2018-08-11 1
Nationality
American 1
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What is HolyC, the language Terry A. Davis created for TempleOS?

HolyC is a variation of C that Davis developed as the official language of TempleOS, created in 2005.

HolyC is a variation of the C programming language that Terry A. Davis developed. It is the official programming language of TempleOS, the operating system he created. The Programming Language Database dates its creation to 2005, and its public repositories on GitHub carry the history of its early development.
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Terrence Andrew Davis (December 15, 1969 – August 11, 2018) was an American electrical engineer, computer programmer, and outsider artist best known for creating and designing TempleOS, a public-domain operating system, written in a programming language developed by Davis called HolyC.
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1. Terry A. Davis - Wikipedia
  • Infobox: birth_date
    December 15, 1969
  • Infobox: death_date
    August 11, 2018
  • Intro, parenthetical
    December 15, 1969
  • Intro, death date
    August 11, 2018
  • Intro, first sentence
    American electrical engineer, computer programmer, and outsider artist
  • In Field: Operating Systems, Lead paragraph
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Terry A. Davis (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Terrence Andrew Davis
    Terrence Andrew Davis
  • Wikidata alias: Terry Davis
    Terry Davis
  • Wikidata alias: Terrence Davis
    Terrence Davis
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