Paolo Amoroso

RIP Tony Hoare.

https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony-hoare-1934-2026.html

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Tony Hoare (1934-2026)

Turing Award winner and former Oxford professor  Tony Hoare passed away last Thursday at the age of 92. Hoare is famous for quicksort, ALGO...

Mar 10 at 6:44pmWeb
Show threadRoger SenMar 10
@amoroso oh!
Show threadslashMar 10
@amoroso That's a real loss. RIP.
Show threadMark KoekMar 10
@amoroso yes, as a former compsci undergrad I do recognise that name… rip
Show threadPaolo AmorosoMar 10
@mkoek I'm sad to recognize the name under this circumstance, too.
Show threadSteve BellovinMar 10
@amoroso @aka_pugs Sigh. One of the great ones has passed.
Show threadPaolo AmorosoMar 10

@SteveBellovin Another giant left us.

@aka_pugs