Comments on: Top 10 Software Innovators of All Time http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/ Software Development Topics Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:36:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: .NET Isn’t Dead http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1657 .NET Isn’t Dead Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:17:00 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1657 [...] Bill Gates semi-retired to start his much more important mission to save the world.  Steve Ballmer took [...] [...] Bill Gates semi-retired to start his much more important mission to save the world.  Steve Ballmer took [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Hoping to Lure Developers to Windows Phone 7 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1656 Microsoft Hoping to Lure Developers to Windows Phone 7 Thu, 26 May 2011 15:19:45 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1656 [...] Microsoft in the smartphone market, but never count out a company with $50 billion cash on hand and Bill Gates on its Board of Directors.  Following are some major initiatives that Microsoft hopes will [...] [...] Microsoft in the smartphone market, but never count out a company with $50 billion cash on hand and Bill Gates on its Board of Directors.  Following are some major initiatives that Microsoft hopes will [...]

]]> By: Dennis http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1655 Dennis Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:57:21 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1655 Zuckerberg. He's reshaping how humanity interacts. Zuckerberg. He’s reshaping how humanity interacts.

]]> By: Christina http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1654 Christina Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:02:31 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1654 True true! But I really think you should also mention the social media, more specific "Facebook".. :). This is really big! True true! But I really think you should also mention the social media, more specific “Facebook”.. :) . This is really big!

]]> By: Prefabrik http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1653 Prefabrik Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:16:17 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1653 I really like Steve Jobbs and Bill Gates. They build competetive companies and all over the worl they are in a big race. These two man are really succesfull in their area. Special thanks to the author. Thanks for sharing such an informative post. I really like Steve Jobbs and Bill Gates. They build competetive companies and all over the worl they are in a big race. These two man are really succesfull in their area. Special thanks to the author. Thanks for sharing such an informative post.

]]> By: Sean http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1652 Sean Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:39:33 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1652 No Dan Ingalls or Alan Kay? Son, I am disappoint. No Dan Ingalls or Alan Kay? Son, I am disappoint.

]]> By: Pat http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1651 Pat Sat, 04 Dec 2010 08:10:53 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1651 This is a bogus list. How does Torvalds come ahead of Ritchie/Thomson. Bill Gates is a business man as is Larry Elision, how do you put Tim Berners-Lee with them? You are confused with what you think is innovation. This is a bogus list. How does Torvalds come ahead of Ritchie/Thomson. Bill Gates is a business man as is Larry Elision, how do you put Tim Berners-Lee with them? You are confused with what you think is innovation.

]]> By: Sandra http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1650 Sandra Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:05:47 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1650 Folks intersted in hearing from some of the rainmakers of innovation in the software world will enjoy picking up a copy of "Making it Big in Software: Get the job. Work the org. Become great.", a book about how to make the most of your career in sofwtare, which includes 17 exclusive interviewes with some of the biggest names in the industry (including a few from the list in the article above). I've read this book and found it to be invaluable. The interviews are about their careers, and their advice for others. Here are the people included. I personally loved the interviews with Ray Tomlinson, James Gosling, and Bjarne Stroustrup: Steve Wozniak, Inventor, Apple computer John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects James Gosling, Inventor, Java programming language Marissa Mayer, Google VP, Search Products and User Experience Jon Bentley, Author, Programming Pearls Marc Benioff, CEO and founder, Salesforce.com Grady Booch, IBM Fellow and co-founder Rational Software Bjarne Stroustrup, Inventor, C++ programming language David Vaskevitch, Microsoft CTO Linus Torvalds, Creator, Linux operating system kernel Richard Stallman, Founder, Free software movement Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Fellow and Windows Architect Tom Malloy, Adobe Chief Software Architect Diane Greene, Co-founder and past CEO of VMware Robert Kahn, Co-inventor, the Internet Ray Tomlinson, Inventor, email You can see more about the book, Making it Big in Software here: http://amzn.to/b08auR Folks intersted in hearing from some of the rainmakers of innovation in the software world will enjoy picking up a copy of “Making it Big in Software: Get the job. Work the org. Become great.”, a book about how to make the most of your career in sofwtare, which includes 17 exclusive interviewes with some of the biggest names in the industry (including a few from the list in the article above). I’ve read this book and found it to be invaluable.

The interviews are about their careers, and their advice for others. Here are the people included. I personally loved the interviews with Ray Tomlinson, James Gosling, and Bjarne Stroustrup:

Steve Wozniak, Inventor, Apple computer
John Schwarz, CEO, Business Objects
James Gosling, Inventor, Java programming language
Marissa Mayer, Google VP, Search Products and User Experience
Jon Bentley, Author, Programming Pearls
Marc Benioff, CEO and founder, Salesforce.com
Grady Booch, IBM Fellow and co-founder Rational Software
Bjarne Stroustrup, Inventor, C++ programming language
David Vaskevitch, Microsoft CTO
Linus Torvalds, Creator, Linux operating system kernel
Richard Stallman, Founder, Free software movement
Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research
Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Fellow and Windows Architect
Tom Malloy, Adobe Chief Software Architect
Diane Greene, Co-founder and past CEO of VMware
Robert Kahn, Co-inventor, the Internet
Ray Tomlinson, Inventor, email

You can see more about the book, Making it Big in Software here:
http://amzn.to/b08auR

]]> By: Desktop Computer Inventor Charles Thacker Wins Turing Award http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1649 Desktop Computer Inventor Charles Thacker Wins Turing Award Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:05:28 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1649 [...] Top 10 Software Innovators of All Time Top 10 Advances in Software Development AKPC_IDS += "1087,";Popularity: unranked [?]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Desktop Computer Inventor Charles Thacker Wins Turing Award", url: "http://www.devtopics.com/desktop-computer-inventor-charles-thacker-wins-turing-award/" }); [...] [...] Top 10 Software Innovators of All Time Top 10 Advances in Software Development AKPC_IDS += "1087,";Popularity: unranked [?]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Desktop Computer Inventor Charles Thacker Wins Turing Award", url: "http://www.devtopics.com/desktop-computer-inventor-charles-thacker-wins-turing-award/" }); [...]

]]> By: mario http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1648 mario Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:10:29 +0000 http://www.devtopics.com/top-10-software-innovators-of-all-time/#comment-1648 I agree with Michal, Every one might see what they can see and feel what they can touch. If they feel comfort and confident about a product then the creator/innovator of product is appreciated, no matter who first came for the idea, almost people need useful things that they can use and implement right away not the brilliant things but useless/unpractical. Love You Guys :) I agree with Michal, Every one might see what they can see and feel what they can touch. If they feel comfort and confident about a product then the creator/innovator of product is appreciated, no matter who first came for the idea, almost people need useful things that they can use and implement right away not the brilliant things but useless/unpractical. Love You Guys :)

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