Edward Yourdon | |
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Born | April 30, 1944 |
Died | January 20, 2016 | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Known for | Structured programming structured systems analysis and design method |
Awards | Computer Hall of Fame |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions | YOURDON Inc., Cutter Consortium |
Edward Nash Yourdon (April 30, 1944 – January 20, 2016) was an American software engineer, computer consultant, author and lecturer, and software engineering methodology pioneer. He was one of the lead developers of the structured analysis techniques of the 1970s and a co-developer of both the Yourdon/Whitehead method for object-oriented analysis/design in the late 1980s and the Coad/Yourdon methodology for object-oriented analysis/design in the 1990s.[1]