Anthony James Barr | |
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| Born | September 24, 1940 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Tony Barr, Jim Barr |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University |
| Occupation(s) | Programming language designer, Software engineer, Inventor |
Anthony James Barr (born September 24, 1940), aka Tony Barr or Jim Barr, is an American programming language designer, software engineer and inventor. He is most well known for developing the SAS software suite, used for data management, analytics and artificial intelligence, and for co-founding SAS Institute. His other notable contributions include work on automated lumber yield optimization, and the Automated Classification of Medical Entities (ACME).