Anders Hejlsberg
Danish software engineer: Turbo Pascal, Delphi, lead architect of C#, core developer on TypeScript.
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- Anders Hejlsberg is a Danish software engineer who has designed several programming languages and tools.
- He wrote the Pascal compiler that Borland sold as Turbo Pascal, moved to Borland in California in 1989 and led the team that built Delphi.
- He joined Microsoft in 1996, has been lead architect of C# from 2000, and announced TypeScript in 2012, where he is a core developer (as of November 2026).
Key facts
- Born
- 2 December 1960, Copenhagen1
- Borland
- Chief engineer, 1989 to 1996; Turbo Pascal and chief architect of Delphi1
- Microsoft
- From 1996 (as of November 2026): J++, Windows Foundation Classes; lead architect of C# from 2000; TypeScript from 2012; Technical Fellow1
- Education
- Electrical engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
- Awards
- Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award, 20011
Roles
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- MicrosoftOrganization
joined 1996; Technical Fellow, lead architect of C# from 2000, core developer on TypeScript (as of November 2026) source on Microsoft
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