Ask HN: If you could ask Tony Hoare one question, what would it be?

4 pointsby kvelicka12 anni fa1 comments

For those of you that may not be aware, Tony Hoare is the person that has invented quicksort and null, among many other things, most of which are outlined in his Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hoare

I may get the chance to meet him soon and I was wondering what HNers would ask him if given the chance. If possible, I'll try to relay your questions to him and get back with the answers.

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johnyendoo12 anni fa

_Sir_ Tony Hoare.

Anyway, he's goes to a lot of conferences so it's not uncommon to see him. I wouldn't act like a big fanboy, trying to ask him clever questions about null or anything like that.