Re: Nick Ing-Simmons

I met Nick in Bedford in 1985, well before the development
of Perl, Tcl or Tk.  The Bedford design team, being somewhat
geographically isolated, tended to be self-sufficient and
very innovative.  Nick was an inspiring leader within that
team.

Among many other things, Nick had developed a scripting
language for interactive forms, which he implemented on
Apollo computers.  It incorporated ideas from IBM's SPF
and other sources.  The Bedford team used it extensively
to automate design procedures.  In a few years, when Perl
and Tcl/Tk emerged, Nick saw the opportunity to do something
even better, even though it meant discarding a good chunk
of his previous work.  I think he succeeded beyond his
expectations and we all benefit from his initiative and
insight.

I am saddened by the passing of a friend and colleague.

-- 
David Thomas
Texas Instruments, ASP Advanced Development, Houston
EMAIL: [email protected]
VOICE: 281-274-2347
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