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All-time leader49.0Tim Berners-Lee
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Alexey Pajitnov

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2nd27.8 · mom 17

Tim Berners-Lee

Developers

1st49.0 · mom 13

Rob Pike

Developers

3rd26.2 · mom 2
Tim Berners-Lee leads this board.

All-time score 49.0, ahead of Alexey Pajitnov by 21.2.

Chasing the podium
  1. 4thBrendan EichDevelopers26.0
  2. 5thAnders HejlsbergDevelopers25.3
  3. 6thBY Mister J SonsDevelopers24.7
  4. 7thPeter MolyneuxDevelopers24.1
  5. 8thJaron LanierDevelopers24.0
  6. 9thRay OzzieDevelopers23.7
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PlaceNameCountryCategoryAll-time
10th, stableJordan MechnerDevelopers · b. 1964United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers23.5mom 111th, fallingPaul GrahamDevelopers · b. 1964United KingdomUnited KingdomDevelopers23.2mom 412th, risingGrady BoochDevelopers · b. 1955United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers23.1mom 713th, stableGuido van RossumDevelopers · b. 1956NetherlandsNetherlandsDevelopers22.9mom 1214th, risingMike HarringtonDevelopers · b. 1964United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers22.5mom 1715th, risingTakashi TezukaDevelopers · b. 1960JapanJapanDevelopers22.3mom 1816th, fallingJames GoslingDevelopers · b. 1955CanadaCanadaDevelopers22.1mom 017th, risingEric AllmanDevelopers · b. 1955United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers21.9mom 1618th, risingGabe NewellDevelopers · b. 1962United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers21.8mom 2219th, fallingKent BeckDevelopers · b. 1961United StatesUnited StatesDevelopers21.7mom 020th, stableMartin FowlerDevelopers · b. 1963United KingdomUnited KingdomDevelopers21.6mom 221st, stableJeff MinterDevelopers · b. 1962United KingdomUnited KingdomDevelopers21.5mom 0

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Gabe Newell holds 33rd among developers

American computer programmer and businessman

Takashi Tezuka holds 77th among developers

Japanese video game designer and producer

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