D. Richard Hipp
Encyclopedia
Dwayne Richard Hipp is the architect and primary author of SQLite
as well as Fossil SCM
. He and his wife, Ginger G. Wyrick, currently live and work in Charlotte, North Carolina
. He also authored the Lemon Parser Generator and CVSTrac. CVSTrac became the inspiration for Trac
. He is also a member of the Tcl
core team. Hipp uses Richard as his first name, or D. Richard Hipp when using his whole name.
. He graduated from Stone Mountain High School in 1979 and enrolled at Georgia Tech
. Hipp graduated from Georgia Tech in 1984 with Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
After graduating from Georgia Tech, Richard worked at AT&T
for three years before returning to graduate school at Duke University
to study under Alan W. Biermann in the Department of Computer Science. Richard took the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
from Duke in 1992 and finding the academic market for Ph.D.s saturated with what he believed to be better qualified candidates, started his own software development consulting company.
He married Ginger G. Wyrick on April 16, 1994, changed the name of his company to Hipp, Wyrick & Company, Inc, and signed all stock over to his new bride. Ginger and Richard moved to their present home in Charlotte, North Carolina
in August 1995.
SQLite
SQLite is an ACID-compliant embedded relational database management system contained in a relatively small C programming library. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain and implements most of the SQL standard...
as well as Fossil SCM
Fossil (software)
Fossil is a distributed version control system, bug tracking system and wiki software server for use in software development created by D. Richard Hipp.- Features :...
. He and his wife, Ginger G. Wyrick, currently live and work in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
. He also authored the Lemon Parser Generator and CVSTrac. CVSTrac became the inspiration for Trac
Trac
Trac is an open source, web-based project management and bug-tracking tool. The program is inspired by CVSTrac, and was originally named svntrac due to its ability to interface with Subversion. It is developed and maintained by Edgewall Software....
. He is also a member of the Tcl
Tcl
Tcl is a scripting language created by John Ousterhout. Originally "born out of frustration", according to the author, with programmers devising their own languages intended to be embedded into applications, Tcl gained acceptance on its own...
core team. Hipp uses Richard as his first name, or D. Richard Hipp when using his whole name.
Biography
Richard was born in Charlotte on April 9, 1961 but grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. He graduated from Stone Mountain High School in 1979 and enrolled at Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
. Hipp graduated from Georgia Tech in 1984 with Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
After graduating from Georgia Tech, Richard worked at AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
for three years before returning to graduate school at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
to study under Alan W. Biermann in the Department of Computer Science. Richard took the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
from Duke in 1992 and finding the academic market for Ph.D.s saturated with what he believed to be better qualified candidates, started his own software development consulting company.
He married Ginger G. Wyrick on April 16, 1994, changed the name of his company to Hipp, Wyrick & Company, Inc, and signed all stock over to his new bride. Ginger and Richard moved to their present home in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
in August 1995.
External links
- D. Richard Hipp home page
- Brief convention speaker bio | alternate YouTube link
- FLOSS Weekly 26: SQLite Guest: D. Richard Hipp, creator and lead developer of SQLite