Stephen C. Johnson

For the American politician, see Stephen C. Johnson (politician).
Stephen C. Johnson
Born
Stephen Curtis Johnson

1944 (age 79–80)
Alma mater
OccupationComputer scientist
Known forYacc, Lint, Portable C Compiler
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsBell Labs
ThesisCategorical decompositions (1968)
Doctoral advisorsSamuel Eilenberg

Stephen Curtis Johnson (born 1944) is a computer scientist who worked at Bell Labs and AT&T for nearly 20 years. He is best known for Yacc, Lint, spell, and the Portable C Compiler, which contributed to the spread of Unix and C.[1] He has also contributed to fields as diverse as computer music, psychometrics and VLSI design.[2]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Naomi (10 July 2008). "Yacc, Unix, and Advice from Bell Labs Alumni Stephen Johnson". Computerworld. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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