Greg Bryant (computer scientist)
Greg Bryant | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | computer scientist and community organizer |
| Known for | Founder of Workspot |
Greg Bryant is a computer scientist and community organizer,[1] best known as the founder of Workspot in downtown Palo Alto during the dotcom boom,[2][3][4][5] and editor of RAIN Magazine since 1989.[6] He also acted as a liaison between the computer industry and Christopher Alexander on many projects.[7][8]
Career
[edit]In computing, he was an early promoter of virtual machines,[9] which led to work promoting UNIX and software tools at Intel headquarters during the 80386 project, and the creation of several production domain-specific languages.[10] He built languages and authoring tools for the first consumer in-car navigation systems, and the first mobile traffic app,[11] and built the first fullscreen mobile apps for Google,[12] and for eBay .[13] He introduced the idea of 'unfolding programming sequences',[14] and the category of 'operational grammars' with the programming language 'grogix'.[15] He writes about foundation problems in computing philosophy,[16] and presents on the application of software to urban issues.[17][18]
His community organizing closely follows his research and writing for RAIN Magazine. He co-founded two special-purpose community centers, which were also local business incubators: the Center for Appropriate Transport and the Tango Center in Eugene, Oregon. Defending the Tango Center led to a ballot measure that temporarily defunded Urban Renewal in downtown Eugene, Measure 20–134 in November 2007, which may be the central factor in its rejuvenation.[17][19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "One Man's Broadway: Think Small". The Eugene Register-Guard. February 24, 2007.
- ^ "Workspot Linux". The Register. January 24, 2003.
- ^ "Linux-friendly ASP surfaces". CNN. April 10, 2000.
- ^ "Immortal Machines". The Independent. February 28, 2000. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012.
- ^ "Linux Desktop". Bruce Sterling's Infinite Matrix. February 6, 2003.
- ^ "Rain in the Press". Rain Magazine. Fall 1992.
- ^ "The Origins of Pattern Theory". IEEE Software. September–October 1999.
- ^ "Gatemaker and the Aspen Summit".
- ^ "On writing simulators and the Use of Macros". West Coast Computer Faire. March 1983.
- ^ "Happening People". Eugene Weekly. September 18, 2008.
- ^ "Location Based Services".
- ^ "Google's first mobile product".
- ^ "The beginning of eBay mobile".
- ^ "Unfolding Sequences". Core Memory. February 5, 2009.
- ^ "Applications of Grogix".
- ^ "Computing Philosophy".
- ^ a b "PUARL Conference". University of Oregon. November 2013. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "Urbanology".
- ^ "Downtown Eugene".
- ^ "The Tango Center".