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«There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.»

Facts about software engineering in northern Europe

C++

was made by Bjarne Stroustrup from Denmark in 1979. C++ is one of the most famous programming languages and is the ancestor of highly popular languages such as Java and C#.

Linux

was made by Linus Torvalds from Finland in 1991. Linux is the most popular open-source operating systems in history, powering everything from personal computers and servers to supercomputers, smartphones (via Android), and embedded systems worldwide.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

was invented by Håkon Wium Lie from Norway in 1994. CSS is used to describe the look and formatting of web pages.

MySQL/MariaDB

was made in Sweden in 1996 by David Axmark and Michael Widenius. MySQL and MariaDB are two of the most popular database programmes. After MySQL was acquired by Oracle in 2009, they made MariaDB as a fork.

Spotify

was made in Sweden in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. Spotify is one of the largest music streaming service providers in the world.