Jon Bosak
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Jon Bosak led the creation of the XML
specification at the W3C. From 1996–2008, he worked for Sun Microsystems
.
, who was one of the editors of the XML
specification, has this to say in his note on Bosak in his annotated version of the specification:
In a 1999 posting to the xml-dev mailing list, Bray writes:
When he stepped down from the W3C XML Coordination Group in 2000, Jon Bosak was given the unusual recognition of having a formal identifier reserved for him:
Technical Committee, on which he continues to serve as chair.
in 1948 to work on analysis and programming of scientific problems. In 1951, he joined Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, where he organized and directed the Mathematical Analysis Group. For a short time after his divorce in the 1950s, he shared an apartment with Bob Bemer
, "the Father of ASCII."
Bob Bosak returned to RAND in 1956 to become head of programming for the Semi Automatic Ground Environment
(SAGE), the automated NORAD
system that controlled US air defenses from 1959 to 1983 and
strongly influenced the design of modern air traffic control systems. He was one of the designers of JOVIAL
and principal author of the seminal paper An Information Algebra.
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
specification at the W3C. From 1996–2008, he worked for Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
.
XML
Tim BrayTim Bray
Timothy William Bray is a Canadian software developer and entrepreneur. He co-founded Open Text Corporation and Antarctica Systems. Bray was Director of Web Technologies at Sun Microsystems from early 2004 to early 2010. Since then he has served as a Developer Advocate at Google, focusing on...
, who was one of the editors of the XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
specification, has this to say in his note on Bosak in his annotated version of the specification:
In a 1999 posting to the xml-dev mailing list, Bray writes:
When he stepped down from the W3C XML Coordination Group in 2000, Jon Bosak was given the unusual recognition of having a formal identifier reserved for him:
- In appreciation for his vision, leadership and dedication the W3C XML Plenary on this 10th day of February, 2000 reserves for Jon Bosak in perpetuity the XML name "xml:Father".
The Universal Business Language
In 2001, Bosak organized the OASIS Universal Business LanguageUniversal Business Language
Universal Business Language is a library of standard electronic XML business documents such as purchase orders and invoices. UBL was developed by an OASIS Technical Committee with participation from a variety of industry data standards organizations. UBL is designed to plug directly into existing...
Technical Committee, on which he continues to serve as chair.
Bob Bosak
Jon Bosak's father, Robert Bosak (1925–1987), began the family's long involvement in the computer industry in 1947 when he went to work on the first computer on the west coast of the USA. He joined RANDRAND
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company. It is currently financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations including the healthcare industry, universities...
in 1948 to work on analysis and programming of scientific problems. In 1951, he joined Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, where he organized and directed the Mathematical Analysis Group. For a short time after his divorce in the 1950s, he shared an apartment with Bob Bemer
Bob Bemer
Robert William Bemer was a computer scientist best known for his work at IBM during the late 1950s and early 1960s.-Biography:...
, "the Father of ASCII."
Bob Bosak returned to RAND in 1956 to become head of programming for the Semi Automatic Ground Environment
Semi Automatic Ground Environment
The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment was an automated control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft used by NORAD from the late 1950s into the 1980s...
(SAGE), the automated NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command
North American Aerospace Defense Command is a joint organization of Canada and the United States that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for the two countries. Headquarters NORAD is located at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado...
system that controlled US air defenses from 1959 to 1983 and
strongly influenced the design of modern air traffic control systems. He was one of the designers of JOVIAL
JOVIAL
JOVIAL is a high-order computer programming language similar to ALGOL, but specialized for the development of embedded systems .JOVIAL is an acronym for "Jules Own Version of the International...
and principal author of the seminal paper An Information Algebra.