Michael S. Montalbano (28 April 1918 – 13 April 1989) was a
computer scientist
A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science.
Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus (al ...
most noted for authoring "APL Blossom Time", a
poem
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in ...
about the early days of the
APL programming language
APL (named after the book ''A Programming Language'') is a programming language developed in the 1960s by Kenneth E. Iverson. Its central datatype is the multidimensional array. It uses a large range of special graphic symbols to represent mos ...
, performed to the tune of ''The Battle of New Orleans''.
He published this poem and a few other articles under the pseudonym "J. C. L. Guest".
In 1974, he wrote a book called ''Decision Tables'' published by Science Research Associates.
References
External links
A Personal History of APL, October 1982
1918 births
1989 deaths
Computer scientists
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