Winston W. Royce

American software engineer (1929-1995) · United States · On the map · Developers · Died at 65

Winston Walker Royce (August 15, 1929 - June 7, 1995) was an American computer scientist and former director at Lockheed Software Technology Center in Austin, Texas. He was a pioneer in the field of software development, known for his 1970 paper from which the Waterfall model was mistakenly drawn.

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