I think knowledge of his work is for the most part split by generations.<p>Other influential people in computer science and software engineering have recently passed away, without any black bar. I think even a Turing Award is not enough to qualify. Some of their fundamental contributions to CS and SE reach back to the 60s and even the 50s.<p>For people who weren&#x27;t writing software in the 70s, 80s or 90s -- how would they have known Ed and his work?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Edward_Yourdon" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Edward_Yourdon</a>