Paolo AmorosoMar 10

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...

Show threadSteve Bellovin
@amoroso @aka_pugs Sigh. One of the great ones has passed.
Mar 10 at 8:45pmWeb
Show threadPaolo AmorosoMar 10

@SteveBellovin Another giant left us.

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