Excellent discussion…

Cleve Moler, Who Unlocked the Power of Computing for Millions, Dies at 86

He built interfaces that allowed engineers, scientists and everyday people to solve difficult problems without having to write the underlying code.

A black-and-white photo of a bearded, bespectacled man wearing a white sweater and gesturing as he sits near a computer.
Cleve Moler in 1994 at his MathWorks office. The company, which develops and markets scientific computing software, now has 6,500 employees and annual revenue of about $1.5 billion.Credit…Evan Richman

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/science/cleve-moler-dead.html