Fox, Brian J.
1959- · Contribution: 1989
Original author of the Bash shell; early online banking website development
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Impact on the world
Bash (Bourne Again SHell) became one of the most widely used command-line interpreters in computing history, foundational to Unix and Linux systems worldwide.
Life & background
A computer scientist and programmer, Fox wrote the original Bash shell, software still used as the default command-line interface on most Linux systems today. He also developed one of the first online banking websites in the United States.
Sources
- GNU Project / Free Software Foundation (Bash Reference Manual, crediting Brian Fox as original author); Opensource.com (Red Hat)
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