David Hanson (computer scientist)

David R. Hanson is a software engineer who worked at Google until he retired in January 2012, working in programming languages, compilers, software tools, and programming environments. Before joining Google, he was with Microsoft Research, Princeton, University of Arizona, and Yale. He has written many journal and conference papers and two books: "A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation" with Christopher Fraser, which describes lcc, a widely used compiler for Standard C, and "C Interfaces and Implementations: Techniques for Creating Reusable Software".
Hanson is largely responsible for designing and implementing the "View as Slideshow" feature for PowerPoint and attachments in Google's Gmail system.
Hanson has one daughter born November 2, 1977, named Jennifer, who worked as a compiler in his second book.
Hanson enjoys skiing and cycling. He also builds furniture.
Additionally, Hanson is well known among Tufts University students for his confusing yet efficient implementations of various data structures.