1. IBM gig? Was : RE: Proposal
> * Trying to keep numerous pieces of software and documentation
> firmly "in sync" tends to slow things down a lot. You end up
> having to call a big meeting before you can make a small
> change to something (at IBM where I used to work on
> compilers, we said that I.B.M. stands for "In Big Meeting")
Rob,
Which compilers did you work on at Big Blue? (I have also heard that
IBM stands for .I've .Been .Mislead :))
Jonas
2. Re: IBM gig? Was : RE: Proposal
Jonas Temple writes:
> Which compilers did you work on at Big Blue?
After working briefly at a couple of places, I arrived at
IBM in Toronto in the mid 80's.
IBM had just moved their compiler development to Toronto.
(I guess they figured Canadian programmers would be cheaper. 
)
I worked on a new BASIC compiler and interpreter,
then a new C compiler, and later a Cobol compiler.
All were developed from scratch.
It was for their first RISC CPU (now known as Power PC).
I found IBM to be a very stuffy
and bureaucratic environment, so eventually I left for a
small 15-person company where I developed
a special-purpose language called "Fourier"
and a compiler for it. We sold Fourier to the Canadian
defense department, and also to MIT in the states.
Later I worked on an interpreter at Amdahl Canada,
then moved to another company, and then landed
here at RDS.
Regards,
Rob Craig
Rapid Deployment Software
http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
