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Yukihiro Matsumoto: Japanese computer scientist who created the Ruby programming language.
Born in Osaka Prefecture (age 61).
Recipient of the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software.
Studied at University of Tsukuba.
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Biography
Yukihiro Matsumoto , also known as Matz, is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer. He is best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language and its original reference implementation, Matz's Ruby Interpreter (MRI).
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Yukihiro Matsumoto was born in Osaka Prefecture.
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