Christophe de Dinechin

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Christophe de Dinechin
Born
France
OccupationComputer scientist
Known forXL programming language
Alpha Waves
HP Integrity Virtual Machines

Christophe de Dinechin is a French computer scientist, with contributions in video games, programming languages and operating systems.

Programming languages[]

The designer of the XL programming language and associated concept programming methodology, de Dinechin also contributed to C++, notably a high-performance exception handling implementation[1] that became a de facto standard in the industry.[2] de Dinechin was one of the proponents of a portable C++ ABI, initially developed for Itanium, but now widely used across platforms.[3]

Video games[]

As initial developer of Alpha Waves, a "groundbreaking" Atari ST game (probably the first 3D platform game), de Dinechin heavily influenced Frederick Raynal, the main developer of Alone in the Dark.[4] de Dinechin also wrote a few viral games for HP-48 calculators,[5][6] and was the first person to take advantage of hardware-scrolling on these machines.[7]

Operating systems design[]

In the early 2000s, he worked as a software architect for HP-UX,[8] and was the initial designer of HP's virtualisation platform for Itanium servers, HP Integrity Virtual Machines. He was awarded 10 US patents for this work.[9]

Other work[]

Christophe de Dinechin did the initial port of Emacs to the Aqua user interface.[10] He wrote a variety of open-source drivers for the HP DE200C Digital Entertainment Center,[11] turning it from a web-connected CD Player into a true digital video recorder.

Christophe de Dinechin is currently CEO of Taodyne, a company that develops a 3D animation tool, using his XL programming language to describe dynamic documents.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ de Dinechin, Christophe (October 2000). "C++ exception handling for IA-64" (PDF). IEEE Concurrency. ACM. 8 (4): 72–79. doi:10.1109/4434.895109. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ^ Bocci, Andrea (1 April 2004). "Exception Handling How To". Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "C++ ABI Summary". Mentor Graphics. March 2001. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ^ Loguidice, Bill; Barton, Matt (2009). Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time. Taylor & Francis. p. 6. ISBN 9780240811468.
  5. ^ "Lemmings for HP-48". HPCalc.org. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  6. ^ "PacMan for HP-48". HPCalc.org. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Interview de Paul Courbis". HP-Network.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  8. ^ Loli, Eugenia (8 July 2003). "Interview with Christophe de Dinechin, HP-UX Engineer". OSNews. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  9. ^ "US Patents citing Christophe de Dinechin as an inventor". US Patent Office. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Emacs on Aqua". SourceForge. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Drivers for the HP DE200C". Grenouille Bouillie. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Taodyne's Team page". Taodyne. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.


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