“The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
March 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
“The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
June 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
“The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
“One can make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies or make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
April 7, 2026 at 3:14 PM
“One can make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies or make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
“One can make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies or make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
January 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“One can make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies or make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
He co-wrote one of my curriculum comp-sci books.
RIP #TonyHoare
RIP #TonyHoare
Quicksort inventor Tony Hoare reaches the base case at 92
Quicksort inventor Tony Hoare reaches the base case at 92
Classicist, philosopher, wit, and one of the greatest British computer scientists of all time
Obit Professor Charles Anthony Richard Hoare has died at the age of 92. Known to many computer science students as C. A. R. Hoare, and to his friends as Tony, he was not only one of the greatest minds in the history of programming – he also came up with a number of the field's pithiest quotes.…
dlvr.it
March 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
He co-wrote one of my curriculum comp-sci books.
RIP #TonyHoare
RIP #TonyHoare
“The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
August 21, 2023 at 6:00 AM
“The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
“One can make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies or make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
June 20, 2023 at 6:00 AM
“One can make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies or make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies.”
#TonyHoare
#TonyHoare
R.I.P. C.A.R. Hoare 😢:
“Tony Hoare (1934-2026)”, Computational Complexity (blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony...).
On HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4732...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/lyktdk/ton...
#Hoare #RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #CS #CARHoare #TonyHoare
“Tony Hoare (1934-2026)”, Computational Complexity (blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony...).
On HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4732...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/lyktdk/ton...
#Hoare #RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #CS #CARHoare #TonyHoare
Tony Hoare (1934-2026)
Turing Award winner and former Oxford professor Tony Hoare passed away last Thursday at the age of 92. Hoare is famous for quicksort, ALGO...
blog.computationalcomplexity.org
March 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
R.I.P. C.A.R. Hoare 😢:
“Tony Hoare (1934-2026)”, Computational Complexity (blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony...).
On HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4732...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/lyktdk/ton...
#Hoare #RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #CS #CARHoare #TonyHoare
“Tony Hoare (1934-2026)”, Computational Complexity (blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony...).
On HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4732...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/lyktdk/ton...
#Hoare #RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #CS #CARHoare #TonyHoare
The architect of modern computing: Tony Hoare remembered at 92
#TonyHoare #Quicksort #ComputerScience #Computing #TechHistory #AusNews
https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-12-the-architect-of-modern-computing-tony-hoare-remembered-at-92-248f7562
#TonyHoare #Quicksort #ComputerScience #Computing #TechHistory #AusNews
https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-12-the-architect-of-modern-computing-tony-hoare-remembered-at-92-248f7562
The architect of modern computing: Tony Hoare remembered at 92
Computer scientist Tony Hoare, who developed Quicksort and formal verification methods that shaped modern computing, has died aged 92.
thedailyperspective.org
March 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The architect of modern computing: Tony Hoare remembered at 92
#TonyHoare #Quicksort #ComputerScience #Computing #TechHistory #AusNews
https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-12-the-architect-of-modern-computing-tony-hoare-remembered-at-92-248f7562
#TonyHoare #Quicksort #ComputerScience #Computing #TechHistory #AusNews
https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-12-the-architect-of-modern-computing-tony-hoare-remembered-at-92-248f7562
Wonderful:
“Celebrating Tony Hoare’s Mark On Computer Science”, Bertrand Meyer (bertrandmeyer.com/2026/03/16/c...).
Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4742...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/tr5qdg/cel...
#RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #TonyHoare #CARHoare #CompSci #CS
“Celebrating Tony Hoare’s Mark On Computer Science”, Bertrand Meyer (bertrandmeyer.com/2026/03/16/c...).
Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4742...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/tr5qdg/cel...
#RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #TonyHoare #CARHoare #CompSci #CS
Celebrating Tony Hoare's mark on computer science - Bertrand Meyer's technology+ blog
Tony Hoare at the LASER summer school, September 2007 (All photographs in this article are by the author) Had they included just one of Tony Hoare’s major achievements, many scientific careers would b...
bertrandmeyer.com
March 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Wonderful:
“Celebrating Tony Hoare’s Mark On Computer Science”, Bertrand Meyer (bertrandmeyer.com/2026/03/16/c...).
Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4742...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/tr5qdg/cel...
#RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #TonyHoare #CARHoare #CompSci #CS
“Celebrating Tony Hoare’s Mark On Computer Science”, Bertrand Meyer (bertrandmeyer.com/2026/03/16/c...).
Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4742...
On Lobsters: lobste.rs/s/tr5qdg/cel...
#RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #TonyHoare #CARHoare #CompSci #CS
Just heard a great quote by #TonyHoare: "There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." cs.stanford.edu/people/erobe...
Tony Hoare >> Home
C.A.R (Tony) Hoare: a brief biography and his technical contributions
cs.stanford.edu
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just heard a great quote by #TonyHoare: "There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies." cs.stanford.edu/people/erobe...
We have just finished interviewing Richard Zajdlic, speaking about His time on London’s Burning.
Richard appeared as Mascal in S6 Ep4 and as Series Writer for Series 9 Episode 8.
Thank you for the interview.
#AlanWareinf #GerryMill #TonyHoare #SeriesWriter #LondonsBurning #TVSeries #Actor
Richard appeared as Mascal in S6 Ep4 and as Series Writer for Series 9 Episode 8.
Thank you for the interview.
#AlanWareinf #GerryMill #TonyHoare #SeriesWriter #LondonsBurning #TVSeries #Actor
April 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We have just finished interviewing Richard Zajdlic, speaking about His time on London’s Burning.
Richard appeared as Mascal in S6 Ep4 and as Series Writer for Series 9 Episode 8.
Thank you for the interview.
#AlanWareinf #GerryMill #TonyHoare #SeriesWriter #LondonsBurning #TVSeries #Actor
Richard appeared as Mascal in S6 Ep4 and as Series Writer for Series 9 Episode 8.
Thank you for the interview.
#AlanWareinf #GerryMill #TonyHoare #SeriesWriter #LondonsBurning #TVSeries #Actor
Podcast Announcement 📣:
We are also pleased to announce David Warwick who played Josie’s Brother in Series 1 Episode 6 “Ding Dong Merrily”, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#LWT #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LesBlair #TonyHoare
We are also pleased to announce David Warwick who played Josie’s Brother in Series 1 Episode 6 “Ding Dong Merrily”, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#LWT #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LesBlair #TonyHoare
November 21, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Podcast Announcement 📣:
We are also pleased to announce David Warwick who played Josie’s Brother in Series 1 Episode 6 “Ding Dong Merrily”, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#LWT #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LesBlair #TonyHoare
We are also pleased to announce David Warwick who played Josie’s Brother in Series 1 Episode 6 “Ding Dong Merrily”, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#LWT #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LesBlair #TonyHoare
Podcast Announcement 2📣:
We pleased to announce Tony Sands who played Colin in Series 2 Episode 7, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#TonyHoare #GerryPoulson #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LWT
We pleased to announce Tony Sands who played Colin in Series 2 Episode 7, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#TonyHoare #GerryPoulson #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LWT
November 18, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Podcast Announcement 2📣:
We pleased to announce Tony Sands who played Colin in Series 2 Episode 7, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#TonyHoare #GerryPoulson #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LWT
We pleased to announce Tony Sands who played Colin in Series 2 Episode 7, has agreed to be interviewed.
Stay tuned for further information….
#TonyHoare #GerryPoulson #JackRosenthal #PaulKnight #LWT
Happy Birthday, Tony! A wonderful and kind man, I was lucky to meet when I was a doctoral student. #tonyhoare https://mastodon.acm.org/@ACM/115877536192573194
Assn for Computing Machinery (@ACM@mastodon.acm.org)
Attached: 1 video Happy Birthday to #ACMTuringAward recipient Tony Hoare! Hoare received the 1980 Turing Award for his fundamental contributions to the definition and design of programming languages. Watch Hoare explain how he came to study computer science: https://youtu.be/9o5K9MU245w
mastodon.acm.org
January 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Happy Birthday, Tony! A wonderful and kind man, I was lucky to meet when I was a doctoral student. #tonyhoare https://mastodon.acm.org/@ACM/115877536192573194