CMP Media's Dr. Dobb's Journal Announces its 2005 Excellence in Programming Award RecipientPRNewswire-FirstCall Dr. Dobb's Journal magazine is pleased to announce that Guy L. Steele, Jr. is the recipient of the 2005 Dr. Dobb's Excellence In Programming Award. This prestigious award will be presented to Mr. Steele on March 15, 2005, at CMP Media's Software Development Conference. Additionally, the April 2005 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal includes an announcement on Mr. Steele's achievements. Guy L. Steele Jr. is currently a Sun Fellow at Sun Microsystems Laboratories, the R&D arm of Sun Microsystems, Inc. His far-reaching knowledge and expertise spans many languages, including C, LISP, Fortran and the Scheme programming language, and has played an integral role in many standards committees responsible for specifications used today. "The breadth of Mr. Steele's contributions and accomplishments is legendary," said Jonathan Erickson, Dr. Dobb's Journal's editor-in-chief. "It is a true pleasure to grant this award to Mr. Steele." Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award is granted annually to individuals who, in the spirit of innovation and cooperation, have made significant contributions to the advancement of software development. Previous award recipients include Linus Torvalds, Larry Wall, James Gosling, Ron Rivest, Anders Hjelsberg, Adele Goldberg, Dan Ingalls, and P.J. Plauger, among others. About Dr. Dobb's Journal Since 1976, the award-winning magazine, Dr. Dobb's Journal, has been the only magazine to cover cross-platform business-systems development in serious depth. The Dr. Dobb's family of products (Dr. Dobb's Journal, DDJ.com and various ancillary products, such as e-zines, Webinars, etc.) is developed exclusively for the industry's most advanced and experienced software development professionals, and provides advanced tools and techniques using relevant, real-world solutions. This approach attracts and delivers the Master Software Builders and Architects who are involved in designing and building software strategies for their organizations. About CMP Media CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing. CONTACT: Jessica Marty of CMP Media LLC, +1-916-782-7572, or jmarty@cmp.com. SOURCE: CMP Media LLC CONTACT: Jessica Marty of CMP Media LLC, +1-916-782-7572, or Web site: http://www.cmp.com/ Web site: http://www.ddj.com/ |