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Added Wikipedia article on D. Richard Hipp, prominent Christian and creator of software used in nearly every mobile phone and browser in the world.
'''Dwayne Richard Hipp''' (born April 9, 1961) is a software developer and the primary author of [[SQLite]] as well as the Fossil SCM.He also authored the Lemon parser generator, and CVSTrac; the latter became the inspiration for Trac. He was also a member of the Tcl core team.
== Life and career ==
Hipp was born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] on April 9, 1961 but grew up in the suburbs of [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. He graduated from Stone Mountain High School in 1979 and enrolled at [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1984 with Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2004/view/e_spkr/1869|title=O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2004 - Speaker|year=2004|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]]}}</ref>
After graduating from Georgia Tech, Hipp worked at [[AT&T]] for three years before returning to graduate school at [[Duke University]] to study under Alan W. Biermann in the Department of Computer Science. He took the degree of [[Doctor of Philosophy]] from Duke in 1992 and finding the academic market for PhDs saturated with what he believed to be better qualified candidates, started his own software development consulting company.<ref name=changelog>{{Cite web|url=https://changelog.com/podcast/201|title=#201: SQLite with Richard Hipp - The Changelog|date=2016-04-29|website=The Changelog|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref> He designed SQLite in the spring of 2000 while working for [[General Dynamics]] on contract with the [[United States Navy]].
He married Ginger G. Wyrick on April 16, 1994, changed the name of his company to Hipp, Wyrick & Company, Inc, and signed all stock over to Wyrick.<ref name=changelog/> He and his wife moved to their present home in Charlotte, North Carolina in August 1995.
== Christian Advocacy ==
Hipp is a well known Christian, a rarity in the technology world. In 2018, Christian Headlines described Hipp's institution of the St. Benedict Rule as a community standard at SQLite, which states: "“First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole strength. Then, love your neighbor as yourself. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/breakpoint/christian-wisdom-in-silicon-valley-tech-company-embraces-the-rule-of-st-benedict.html|title=Christian Wisdom in Silicon Valley: Tech Company Embraces the Rule of St. Benedict |year=2018|publisher=[[Christian Headlines]]}}</ref>
== References ==
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== Life and career ==
Hipp was born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] on April 9, 1961 but grew up in the suburbs of [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. He graduated from Stone Mountain High School in 1979 and enrolled at [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1984 with Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2004/view/e_spkr/1869|title=O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2004 - Speaker|year=2004|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]]}}</ref>
After graduating from Georgia Tech, Hipp worked at [[AT&T]] for three years before returning to graduate school at [[Duke University]] to study under Alan W. Biermann in the Department of Computer Science. He took the degree of [[Doctor of Philosophy]] from Duke in 1992 and finding the academic market for PhDs saturated with what he believed to be better qualified candidates, started his own software development consulting company.<ref name=changelog>{{Cite web|url=https://changelog.com/podcast/201|title=#201: SQLite with Richard Hipp - The Changelog|date=2016-04-29|website=The Changelog|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-03}}</ref> He designed SQLite in the spring of 2000 while working for [[General Dynamics]] on contract with the [[United States Navy]].
He married Ginger G. Wyrick on April 16, 1994, changed the name of his company to Hipp, Wyrick & Company, Inc, and signed all stock over to Wyrick.<ref name=changelog/> He and his wife moved to their present home in Charlotte, North Carolina in August 1995.
== Christian Advocacy ==
Hipp is a well known Christian, a rarity in the technology world. In 2018, Christian Headlines described Hipp's institution of the St. Benedict Rule as a community standard at SQLite, which states: "“First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul, and your whole strength. Then, love your neighbor as yourself. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianheadlines.com/columnists/breakpoint/christian-wisdom-in-silicon-valley-tech-company-embraces-the-rule-of-st-benedict.html|title=Christian Wisdom in Silicon Valley: Tech Company Embraces the Rule of St. Benedict |year=2018|publisher=[[Christian Headlines]]}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hipp, D. Richard}}
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Free software programmers]]
[[Category:Georgia Tech alumni]]
[[Category:Duke University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Charlotte, North Carolina]]