Yukihiro Matsumoto
Computer Scientist
1965 –
Who is Yukihiro Matsumoto?
Yukihiro Matsumoto (松本行弘, Matsumoto Yukihiro, a.k.a. Matz, born 14 April 1965) is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language.
He was born in Osaka Prefecture, in westernHonshū. According to an interview conducted by Japan Inc., he was a self-taught programmer until the end of high school. He graduated with an information science degree from Tsukuba University, where he associated himself with research departments dealing with programming languages and compilers.
As of 2006, Matsumoto is the head of the research and development department at the Network Applied Communication Laboratory, an open source systems integrator company in Shimane prefecture. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a missionary for the church. Matsumoto is married and has four children.
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- Born
- Apr 14, 1965
Osaka - Also known as
- Matsumoto Yukihiro
- まつもとゆきひろ
- 松本行弘
- Matz
- Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Ethnicity
- Japanese
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tsukuba
Programming language
- University of Tsukuba
- Employment
- Director of Research, Network Applied Communication Laboratory
(2006/01 - 2007/09/14)
- Director of Research, Network Applied Communication Laboratory
- Lived in
- Osaka Prefecture
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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