William Opdyke
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William F. Opdyke is a computer scientist
. His 1992 Ph.D. thesis from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Refactoring Object-Oriented Frameworks, was the first in-depth study of code refactoring as a software engineering
technique. Opdyke has worked as a researcher at Bell Labs
, as a computer science professor at North Central College
in Naperville, Illinois
, and for Motorola
in Schaumberg, Illinois.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
. His 1992 Ph.D. thesis from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Refactoring Object-Oriented Frameworks, was the first in-depth study of code refactoring as a software engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
technique. Opdyke has worked as a researcher at Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
, as a computer science professor at North Central College
North Central College
North Central College is a leading liberal arts college providing students at different stages of life and from different ethnic, economic and religious backgrounds with comprehensive educational programs.-Academics:...
in Naperville, Illinois
Naperville, Illinois
Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 141,853. It is the fifth largest city in the state, behind Chicago,...
, and for Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
in Schaumberg, Illinois.