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Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists

Sir Tony Hoare, who has died aged 92, was a leading figure in computer software design best known for developing a leading ...
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Turing Award winner Tony Hoare, computing pioneer who invented the Quicksort algorithm for a sixpence bet, dies at the age of 92

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