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Walter Bright is a computer programmer known for being the designer of the D programming language
D (programming language)

The D programming language, also known simply as D, is an Object-oriented programming, Imperative programming, Multi-paradigm programming language system programming language by Walter Bright of Digital Mars....
. He was also the main developer of the first native C++
C++

C++ is a general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as a middle-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level programming language and low-level programming language language features....
 compiler, Zortech C++ (later to become Symantec
Symantec

Symantec Corporation , founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the realms of Computer security and information management....
 C++, now Digital Mars
Digital Mars

Digital Mars is a small United States software company owned by Walter Bright that makes C and C++ compilers for Microsoft Windows and DOS. They also distribute the compilers for free on their web site....
 C++). Before the C++ compiler he developed the Datalight C compiler, also sold as Zorland C and later Zortech C.

He is also known for Empire
Classic Empire (computer game)

Empire is a turn-based military game with simple rules and played in a single sitting. It was conceived by Walter Bright based on war movies and various board games....
, one of the first strategy computer games
Computer Games

"Computer Games" is a single by New Zealand group, Mi-Sex released in 1981 . It was the single that launched the band, and was hugely popular, particularly in Australia and New Zealand....
, written in 1971–1977 on a PDP-10
PDP-10

The PDP-10 was a mainframe computer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation from the late 1960s on; the name stands for "Programmed Data Processor model 10"....
.

Bright graduated from Caltech in 1979 with a BS in mechanical engineering.








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Walter Bright is a computer programmer known for being the designer of the D programming language
D (programming language)

The D programming language, also known simply as D, is an Object-oriented programming, Imperative programming, Multi-paradigm programming language system programming language by Walter Bright of Digital Mars....
. He was also the main developer of the first native C++
C++

C++ is a general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as a middle-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level programming language and low-level programming language language features....
 compiler, Zortech C++ (later to become Symantec
Symantec

Symantec Corporation , founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the realms of Computer security and information management....
 C++, now Digital Mars
Digital Mars

Digital Mars is a small United States software company owned by Walter Bright that makes C and C++ compilers for Microsoft Windows and DOS. They also distribute the compilers for free on their web site....
 C++). Before the C++ compiler he developed the Datalight C compiler, also sold as Zorland C and later Zortech C.

He is also known for Empire
Classic Empire (computer game)

Empire is a turn-based military game with simple rules and played in a single sitting. It was conceived by Walter Bright based on war movies and various board games....
, one of the first strategy computer games
Computer Games

"Computer Games" is a single by New Zealand group, Mi-Sex released in 1981 . It was the single that launched the band, and was hugely popular, particularly in Australia and New Zealand....
, written in 1971–1977 on a PDP-10
PDP-10

The PDP-10 was a mainframe computer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation from the late 1960s on; the name stands for "Programmed Data Processor model 10"....
.

Bright graduated from Caltech in 1979 with a BS in mechanical engineering.

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