Barry J. Mailloux

Barry James Mailloux
Born1939 (1939) or 1940 (1940)
Leamington, Ontario
DiedMay 26, 1982(1982-05-26) (aged 41–42)
Other namesBJ
EducationUniversity of Alberta (M.Sc., 1963)
Mathematisch Centrum (Ph.D., 1968)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsMathematisch Centrum
University of Alberta
Theses
  • Numerical Solution of Differential Equations  (1963)
  • On the implementation of ALGOL 68  (1969)
Academic advisorsAdriaan van Wijngaarden
Notable studentsChris Thomson

Barry James Mailloux (1940? – 26 May 1982) obtained his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in numerical analysis in 1963. From 1966, he studied at Amsterdam's Mathematisch Centrum under Adriaan van Wijngaarden, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1968.[1][2][3][4]

He was the "first et al editor" of the original Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68, and the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68.[5]

He was a member of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IFIP Working Group 2.1,[6] which specified, maintains, and supports the programming languages ALGOL 60 and ALGOL 68.[7]

In 1968, he returned to the University of Alberta as an assistant professor in the Department of Computing Science. His work on ALGOL 68 made the university a world center for ALGOL 68-related activity.

Mailloux's student Chris Thomson and friend Colin Broughton established Chion Corporation, which produced the Full Language Algol 68 Checkout Compiler (FLACC). FLACC proved Mailloux's contention that ALGOL 68 could indeed be implemented, contrary to the public complaints from some, such as Edsger Dijkstra.

  1. ^ Daniel Boulet (2002-10-10). "Barry J. Mailloux". everything2. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. ^ Lindsey, C. H. A History of ALGOL 68.
  3. ^ Bergin, Thomas J.; Gibson, Richard G. (1996). History of Programming Languages. ACM Press. ISBN 0-201-89502-1.
  4. ^ Smillie, Keith (December 1990). The Department of Computing Science: The First Twenty-Five Years. University of Alberta.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wijngaarden_1976 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Jeuring, Johan; Meertens, Lambert; Guttmann, Walter (2016-08-17). "Profile of IFIP Working Group 2.1". Foswiki. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  7. ^ Swierstra, Doaitse; Gibbons, Jeremy; Meertens, Lambert (2011-03-02). "ScopeEtc: IFIP21: Foswiki". Foswiki. Retrieved 2020-09-06.