Larry Tesler,
the brain behind one of the most important computer languages has passed away.
He wasn’t a well known inventor but his effort to make computers and and mobile
devices easier to use are the greatest things he did in his career as a
computer scientist.
According
to Gizmodo.com, Tesler was born in 1945 in New York and studied computer
science at Stanford. After working in AI research, he joined Xerox’s Palo Alto
Research Center (PARC) in 1973, where he developed cut, copy, and paste (
scientifically known as gypsy ) which is used to remove, duplicate and
reposition texts.
Tesler worked with Apple Computer
where he held countless positions at the company. Such positions include, Vice
President of AppleNet, Apple’s Chief Scientist etc. He also made a UI design
known as “modeless computing” which is published on his personal website.
After
leaving Apple, Tesler worked at Stagecast, an education software startup that
was spun out of Apple, and also spent time at Amazon, Yahoo, and 23andMe. Since
2009, he had been a UX consultant based in California before his death.
RIP
Sir!!!
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