Who in the software world do you admire the most?

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Published on 2008-08-13T07:38:15Z Indexed on 2010/04/21 0:43 UTC
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In an effort to spark some discussion and to find interesting people that I didn't know about, is there anybody around the software industry that you really admire? Perhaps admire is the wrong choice of word, but I'm sure there is somebody out there that has impacted you in a minor way.

What did you learn from this individual that defines what you try to achieve today?

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