David Hanson (computer scientist)
Encyclopedia
David R. Hanson is a Software Engineer at Google
, working in programming languages, compilers, software tools, and programming environments. Before joining Google, he was with Microsoft Research
, Princeton
, University of Arizona
, and Yale
. He has written many journal and conference papers and two books: A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation (ISBN 0-8053-1670-1, with Chris Fraser), which describes lcc
, a widely used compiler for Standard C, and C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software (ISBN 0-201-49841-3).
Dr. Hanson is largely responsible for designing and implementing the "View as Slideshow" feature for PowerPoint attachments in Google's Gmail
system.
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, working in programming languages, compilers, software tools, and programming environments. Before joining Google, he was with Microsoft Research
Microsoft Research
Microsoft Research is the research division of Microsoft created in 1991 for developing various computer science ideas and integrating them into Microsoft products. It currently employs Turing Award winners C.A.R. Hoare, Butler Lampson, and Charles P...
, Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, and Yale
YALE
RapidMiner, formerly YALE , is an environment for machine learning, data mining, text mining, predictive analytics, and business analytics. It is used for research, education, training, rapid prototyping, application development, and industrial applications...
. He has written many journal and conference papers and two books: A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation (ISBN 0-8053-1670-1, with Chris Fraser), which describes lcc
Local C compiler
LCC is a small retargetable compiler program for the ANSI C programming language. It is available at no charge for personal use but is not free software. It was developed by Chris Fraser and David Hanson...
, a widely used compiler for Standard C, and C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software (ISBN 0-201-49841-3).
Dr. Hanson is largely responsible for designing and implementing the "View as Slideshow" feature for PowerPoint attachments in Google's Gmail
Gmail
Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well via POP3 or IMAP protocols. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007, though...
system.