Barbara Liskov: Creating Reliable, Reusable Computer Programming Languages

Much of what we do today depends on computer programs—programs run inside our cars, our household appliances, and our smart phones. Programs are written in programming languages, and the details of these languages play a large role in not only how efficiently these programs can be written, but more importantly in how free from errors they are and how safe the resulting systems are. Barbara Liskov’s fundamental contributions shaped modern programming languages; her work led to better programming languages, and better languages allow programmers to build better programs.

Please join us in congratulating Barbara H. Liskov, recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science, 2023 Franklin Institute Awards.

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