Greg Whitten

Greg Whitten is a former Microsoft Chief software architect where he worked from 1979 to 1998. Whitten graduated from University of Virginia with a B.A. in mathematics and from Harvard University with a Ph.D. in applied mathematics. At Microsoft, he developed the standards for the company's BASIC compiler line.cite web|url=http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2005-April/042999.html|title=GW-BASIC|date=2005-04-13|accessdate=2008-06-29|author=Gregory Whitten] Since 1998, he has been CEO of NumeriX. He is also a vintage car enthusiast.

"GW" in the name of the GW-BASIC dialect of BASIC developed by Microsoft may have come form Greg Whitten's initials:

"The GW-BASIC name stands for Gee-Whiz BASIC. The GW- name was picked by Bill Gates. He is the one who knows whether it was Gee-Whiz or after me because it has been used both ways. I did set the directions for the BASIC language features after joining the company in 1979.

: - Greg Whitten, 13 Apr 2005

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External links

* [http://www.numerix.com NumeriX official website]
* [http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=202945 Brief biography of Greg Whitten]