Two tributes to John Backus

I posted a brief notice of John Backus’ passing on Tuesday, but two technology journalists have written touching and moving obituaries. I urge you to read them both.

The first is from O’Reilly Media’s Kevin Farnham, who writes on his blog about Backus’ background as an artist and as a creator, not just as a computer scientist.

The other is a phenomenal story from BetaNews’ prolific pundit Scott Fulton, who dives into Backus’ credentials as an intellectual. (I borrowed this photo from Scott’s post.)

Well done, gentlemen — excellent tributes to an extraordinary man.