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Trygve Reenskaug
Norwegian computer scientist (1930–2024)
Trygve Mikkjel Heyerdahl Reenskaug (21 June 1930 – 14 June 2024) was a Norwegian computer scientist and professor emeritus of the University of Oslo.[1] He formulated the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern for graphical user interface (GUI) software design in 1979 while visiting the XeroxPalo Alto Research Center (PARC).
His first major software project, "Autokon," produced a successful computer-aided design – computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) program which was first used in 1963, and continued in use by shipyards worldwide for more than 30 years.
Reenskaug described his early Smalltalk and object-oriented programming conceptual efforts as follows:[2]
MVC was conceived as a general solution to the problem of users controlling a large and complex data set.
The hardest part was to hit upon good names for the different architectural components. Model-View-Editor was the first set. After long d