Rasmus Lerdorf
Rasmus Lerdorf is a Danish-Canadian programmer. He co-authored and inspired the PHP scripting language, authoring the first two versions of the language and participating in the development of later versions led by a group of developers including Jim Winstead, Stig Bakken, Shane Caraveo, Andi Gutmans, and Zeev Suraski. He continues to contribute to the project.
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- Born in
- Qeqertarsuaq
- Educated at
- University of WaterlooKing City Secondary School
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1968
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