Description: (Computer scientist, Writer)
Alan Cooper is a renowned American software designer and programmer recognized as the "Father of Visual Basic." He established Cooper, a leading interaction design consultancy, where he created the Goal-Directed design methodology and promoted the utilization of personas in developing high-tech products. Cooper authored influential books on interaction design and software usability, including About Face and The Inmates Are Running the Asylum. His pioneering contributions to interaction design and the development of the visual development environment in Visual BASIC led to his induction into the Computer History Museum's Hall of Fellows.