Thomas E. Dickey

American software engineer
Person human Q7788970
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Thomas E. Dickey

Summary

Thomas E. Dickey is a human[1]. He worked as a software engineer[2] and software developer[3].

Key Facts

  • Thomas E. Dickey held citizenship in United States[4].
  • English was Thomas E. Dickey's native language[5].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's professions included software engineer[2].
  • Thomas E. Dickey worked as a software developer[3].
  • Thomas E. Dickey held the position of Ncurses maintainer[6].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas E. Dickey is Q207872[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas E. Dickey is ncurses[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas E. Dickey is vile[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas E. Dickey is xterm[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas E. Dickey is Berkeley Yacc[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Thomas E. Dickey is Dialog[13].
  • Thomas E. Dickey was a member of GNU Project[14].
  • Thomas E. Dickey is recorded as male[15].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Thomas E. Dickey earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's website account on is recorded as GNU Savannah[18].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's family name is recorded as Dickey[19].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's given name is recorded as Thomas[20].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's given name is recorded as Edgar[21].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's official website is recorded as https://invisible-island.net/[22].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's official website is recorded as https://invisible-mirror.net/[23].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's GitHub account is recorded as ThomasDickey[25].
  • Thomas E. Dickey's DBLP author ID is recorded as 70/3457[26].

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Origins and Family

English was Thomas E. Dickey's native language[5].

Education

Thomas E. Dickey's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[7]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include software engineer[2] and software developer[3]. Thomas E. Dickey held the position of Ncurses maintainer[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q207872[8]; ncurses[9], a widget toolkit[27], founded in 1993[28]; vile[10], a text editor[29], founded in 1990[30]; xterm[11], a free and open-source software[31]; Berkeley Yacc[12], a LALR parser generator[32], founded in 1989[33]; and Dialog[13], a programming tool[34].

FAQs

What did Thomas E. Dickey do for work?

Thomas E. Dickey worked as software engineer[2] and software developer[3].

Where did Thomas E. Dickey go to school?

Thomas E. Dickey was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q108492292. Retrieved . en.everybodywiki.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Q108492292. Retrieved . en.everybodywiki.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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