RIP Tony Hoare (1934-2026)

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:07:54 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony-hoare-1934-2026.html>

"Turing Award winner and former Oxford professor Tony Hoare passed away last
Thursday at the age of 92. Hoare is famous for quicksort, ALGOL, Hoare logic
and so much more. Jim Miles gives his personal reflections."

Via Esther Schindler.

RIP,
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