Michael S. Montalbano

Michael S. Montalbano (28 April 1918 – 13 April 1989) was a computer scientist most noted for authoring "APL Blossom Time", a poem about the early days of the APL programming language, performed to the tune of The Battle of New Orleans.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

1. ^ Guest, J. C. L. (December 1981). "APL Blossom Time". ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad (ACM) 12 (2): 10. doi:10.1145/586656.586660. ISSN 01636006. 
2. ^ Montalbano, Michael (1974). Decision Tables. Science Research Associates. ISBN 978-0574190406. 

External links

• A Personal History of APL, October 1982

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Name	Montalbano, Michael S.
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Short description	computer scientist
Date of birth	28 April 1918
Place of birth
Date of death	13 April 1989
Place of death