Alistair Cockburn

American computer programmer
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Alistair Cockburn

Summary

Alistair Cockburn is a human[1]. He was born on +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a programmer[3] and computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Alistair Cockburn was born on +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alistair Cockburn was born on +1966-11-19T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Alistair Cockburn held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Alistair Cockburn worked as a programmer[3].
  • Alistair Cockburn worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Alistair Cockburn's field of work was software engineering[8].
  • Alistair Cockburn's education included a stint at University of Oslo[9].
  • Alistair Cockburn was educated at Case Western Reserve University[10].
  • Alistair Cockburn is recorded as male[11].
  • Alistair Cockburn's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Alistair Cockburn's Commons category is recorded as Alistair Cockburn[13].
  • Alistair Cockburn's family name is recorded as Cockburn[14].
  • Alistair Cockburn's given name is recorded as Alistair[15].
  • Alistair Cockburn's official website is recorded as http://alistair.cockburn.us[16].
  • Alistair Cockburn's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alistair Cockburn'}[17].
  • Alistair Cockburn's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29762'}[18].
  • Alistair Cockburn's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31137'}[19].
  • Alistair Cockburn's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32743'}[20].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[2] and +1966-11-19T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

Educated at University of Oslo[9], a public university[21], in Norway[22], founded in 1811[23], headquartered in Blindern[24] and Case Western Reserve University[10], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1967[27], headquartered in Cleveland[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[3] and computer scientist[4]. Alistair Cockburn's field of work was software engineering[8].

Why It Matters

Alistair Cockburn ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

He is credited with the discovery of hexagonal architecture[30], a software design pattern[31]. Works attributed to him include Agile Manifesto[32], a manifesto[33], written by Kent Beck[34].

FAQs

What did Alistair Cockburn do for work?

Alistair Cockburn worked as programmer[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Alistair Cockburn go to school?

Alistair Cockburn was educated at University of Oslo[9] and Case Western Reserve University[10].

What did Alistair Cockburn discover?

Alistair Cockburn is credited as discoverer of hexagonal architecture[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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