(Paperback - English - 9781450387293)
Sir Tony Hoare has had an enormous influence on computer science, from the Quicksort algorithm to the science of software development, concurrency and program verification . His contributions have been widely recognised: He was awarded the ACM's Turing Award in 1980, the Kyoto Prize from the Inamori Foundation in 2000, and was knighted for "services to education and computer science" by Queen Elizabeth II of England in 2000. This book presents the essence of his various works--the quest for effective abstractions--both in his own words as well as chapters written by leading experts in the field, including many of his research collaborators. In addition, this vol ..