Computing "Nobel" for code that underpins everyday life

[Noreen]

US computer scientist Barbara Liskov was the first woman in the US to earn a PhD in computer science, and has just been named winner of the AM Turing award, dubbed the Nobel of computer science. It's an achievement that arguably recognises work with a greater impact than the true Nobel..........

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/03/nobel-for-computing-for-code-t.html

[Rik]

Nice to see her work recognised (though, personally, I wish they'd stuck to programming in assembler ).

[Noreen]

I can't pretend to understand anything about programming but I thought that it was good to see a woman's work recognised.

[john]

Nice to see her work recognised (though, personally, I wish they'd stuck to programming in assembler ).

Masochist

Liskov has been recognised for what the award committee called "building the pervasive computer system designs that power daily life". Her work on programming languages in the 70s and 80s was a foundation that led to the world becoming the computer-infested and internet-centric place we inhabit today.

Yes she's got quite a lot to answer for hasn't she

Seriously though well done to her and it's good to see someone get the award for something that has impacted on most of us whether we do programming or use it either directly or indirectly.

(If she was an Idnetter I'd give her a Karma which I'm sure she would value much more than a Nobel prize )