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  • Programming & Languages

    Programming & Languages

    by Hla Min

    Update : 14th October 2026

    CHM
    • There are many Programming Languages.
    • In the first conference on “History of Programming Languages”, thirteen languages were presented.
    • There are hundreds (and possibly thousands) of programming languages that have been proposed and/or implemented.
    • At a given time, there is a relatively small group of “preferred” programming languages.

    Background

    • In Computer Science and applications, a Programming Language is a language used to program (e.g. instruct) computers.
    • In the early days, computer engineers and selected programmers have to program in Machine Language (with strings of Zeroes and Ones). They are due partly to the choice of Binary Number System as the basis of designing Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) of the computer.
    • On the ICL 1902S computer, we often had to use the 24 keys to enter short pieces of Machine Code. That is history.
    • To bridge the human users and the computers, the next step was to use Assembly Languages such as
      (a) Simple/Symbolic Assembly Language
      (b) Macro Assembly Language.
    • An Assembler translates a program in Assembly Language into Machine Language instructions.
    • A Macro Processor translates Macros (a well-defined group of Assembly Language instructions) into Machine Language instructions.
    • The development of the first dozen (or so) programming languages can be found in the Proceedings of the first HOPL (History of Programming Languages) Conference.
    • Currently, there are thousands of programming languages (some for academic purposes) and a limited number used for production.

    Evolution of Programming Style

    • Procedural programming (e.g. telling the computer system what to do, emphasis on the “verbs”)
    • Non-procedural programming (e.g. telling the computer system what one wants)
    • Object Oriented programming (e.g. emphasis on the “nouns”)
    • Functional programming (e.g. based on “functions”)
    • Logic programming (e.g. based on “Horn logic” and similar logic systems)
    • Top down step wise development
    • Bottom up & Middle out techniques
    • AI programming

    Within each paradigm, there are several programming languages with known advantages and limitations.

    Theoretical Model

    Alan Mathias Turing presented a theoretical model called “Turing Machine”, which is primitive but has the computational power of modern computers.

    The ACM Turing Award (named in honor of Alan Turing) is considered the “Nobel Prize in Computing”.

    Alan Perlis, a pioneer Computer Scientist and Programming Language Designer, defined a “Turing Tar Pit, where everything is possible [to compute], but nothing is easy.”

    Alan Perlis was an early recipient of the ACM Turing Award.

  • Emma Myint တင်တင်မြင့်

    Emma Myint တင်တင်မြင့်

    by Hla Min

    Update : 14th October 2026

    Emma / Tin Tin Myint

    Emma 1
    Emma 2
    Emma 3
    Emma 4
    Emma 5
    Emma 6
    Emma 7
    Emma 8
    Emma 9
    Emma 10
    • ChE 70
    • Sayama and Sponsor for ChE students
    • Minthamee
    • Organizer of Singapore Pon Chan Chan Group
      with Don Min U Yu Swan (Spouse, Sayagyi)
    • Rocket (name given by Maths U Ko Gyi)
    • Mae Daw Gyi (to monks supported by Dana Sri Lanka)
    • Co-founder, Triple Gems Publication

    Emma’s Photos

    Pamela Myo Min / Min Thet Mon

    Pamela
    • A70
    • Retired Professor of Architecture Department
    • Second daughter of Professor U Myo Min (English)
    • Siblings : Patricia, Uno (Kyaw Myo), Beauty

    Ma Kyin Than

    Ma Kyin Than
    • T70

    Naw Charity Sein Oo

    Sayama Naw Charity
    • RIT English
    • Retired Professor

    U Saw Hlaing (GBNF)

    Saya U Saw Hlaing
    • RIT Physics
    • Post graduate study in Japan
    • Principal, Taungyi College
    • Director, DHE (at the Ministry of Education)
    • Organizer, Thu Ka Ka Yi (Shwe Dagon Pagoda)

    Daw May Than Nwe (Joyce, GBNF)

    Daw May Than Nwe
    • RIT Physics
    • First in Physics Honors (1962)
    • Passed away in Singapore
    • Spouse : Saya U Thein Lwin (EE, GBNF)

    Sao Kan Gyi (Tony Mangrai, GBNF)

    Sao Kan Gyi
    • RIT English
    • Pen name : Khemarat
    • Lineage : Keng Tung Sawbwa / Mangrai
  • Friday

    Friday

    by Hla Min

    Update : 14th October 2026

    Hla Min
    • It is a day of the week. There are seven days in a week.
    • It is a week day and not a week end.
    • It is also known as Frige’s Day (named after the goddess Frige).
    • It is associated with the goddess Venus and the planet Venus.
    • Sabbath for Muslims

    Terms & Usage

    • Good Friday : Crucifixion of Jesus
    • Friday the 13th : Superstition
    • Black Friday : Based on context, may be good or bad
    • TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday) : Most companies have holidays for the week end.
    • Friday — character from Robinson Crusoe
      Man Friday — Loyal personal assistant
      Girl Friday — extension of above
    • Holiday in Muslim countries

    Ko Tin Maung Lay (M69, GBNF)

    • He passed away in Dubai on a Friday. Most offices were closed.
    • His company and friends took extra effort to enable his remains to be flown back home ASAP to California.
  • Talk — August

    Talk — August

    by Hla Min

    Update : 14th October 2026

    Video Broadcast on August 26, 2020

    Background

    • 8th month of Gregorian Calendar
    • Named after Augustus Caesar
      Added an extra day to the month to match that of July (named after Julius Caesar)

    Celebrations in August

    Birthdays

    • On behalf of RIT Alumni International, Maurice Chee (M75) organized a Soon Kway in 2016 at Dhammanda Vihara, Half Moon Bay, California to celebrate my birthday and to give me an Appreciation Award.
    Award
    • Ko Patrick Thein Naing, Ko Myint Swe and several others would host Lunch Gatherings for August-born (including Daw Mu Mu Kin, spouse of Saya Allen Htay).
    August born
    • Celebrated my Myee (Chit Sa Noe)’s birthday at selected places (including Pismo Beach).
    Myee
    • Several relatives (including two sisters) are August-born.

    Deaths

    • Sayadaw U Silananda
    • My father-in-law
    • My brother-in-law

    Other Notable Events

    • 8-8-88
  • Mote Seik Phone Gyi မုတ်ဆိပ်ဘုန်းကြီး

    Mote Seik Phone Gyi မုတ်ဆိပ်ဘုန်းကြီး

    by Hla Min

    Update : 14th October 2026

    Reverend Friedrich Lustig
    Estonian Buddhist monk

    • He was born on 26 April 1912 in Narva, Estonia.
    • He passed away on 4 April 1989 in Rangoon, Myanmar.
    • He and his mentor Karlis Tennisons (Buddhist Archbishop of Latvia and Sangharja for Estonia and Lithuania) lived for many years in a monastery on “A Le Pyit Sa Yan” အလယ် ပစ္စယံ of Shwe Dagon Pagoda.
    • He went for alms round every day, and was fondly known as “Mote Seik Phone Gyi” (named after his beard).
    • After his mentor’s demise, he inherited his master’s titles. He shaved his beard and became ordained as a Theravada monk with the name “Ashin Ananda”.
    • He was a Poet Laureate. He wrote poems in English. He also translated Burmese poems (including Anandathuriya’s kabyar) into English.
    • He would review my poems.
    Mote Seik 1
    Mote Seik 2
  • RIT — Class of 1964

    RIT — Class of 1964

    • Most members studied Engineering after passing I.Sc.(B) in 1960 and graduated with BE in 1964.

    Saya U Kyaw Myint (M/Auto64)

    U Kyaw Myint
    • He worked for UN Projects in Beijing. He hosted Saya U Aung Khin and Saya U San Tun.
    • After retirement, he moved to California.
    • He was Patron of TDS.
    • Spouse : Dr. Daw Kyin Yee (GBNF)

    Saya U Lay Aung (M/Auto64)

    U Lay Aung
    • He taught at RIT and Assumption University in Bangkok.
    • He passed away in 2026

    Edward Teoh (M64)

    • MEHS Alumni
    • Fifth of 15 Teoh Siblings (named in alphabetical order from Albert to Oscar)
    • Aero modeling club
    • Moved to Houston, Texas
    • Volunteer Consultant for selected monasteries in the USA
    • Spouse : Daw Khin Thein Yi (ChE65)

    Saya U Thein Tan (C64)

    U Thein Tan
    • Retired as Rector of MTU.
    • Post graduate studies at Birminham University in UK.
    • He rowed for the Faculty of Engineering.

    Saya Dr. Ohn Myint (C64)

    • He retired from World Bank, but was hired back as a Consultant.
    • He traveled to 50+ countries for WB Projects.
    • He passed away in East Coast of USA

    Saya U Khin Maung Phone Ko (C64)

    U Khin Maung Phone Ko
    • He was a Cartoonist.
    • He moved to Singapore.

    Oscar Ba Aye (C64)

    • He is MEHS Alumnus
    • He moved to USA.
  • Name changes

    Name changes

    by Hla Min

    Update : 13th October 2026

    • Lew Alcindor (UCLA basket ball champion, NBA champion with LA Lakers) changed his name to Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
    • Cassius Clay Jr. (Olympic Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion) changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
    • An Italian American Chemist (named Salvitore) received a book from his supervisor as a Christmas gift.
      After reading a chapter (on Dhammapada), he left for Burma to be ordained as a Buddhist monk named U Lokathana.
    U Lokanatha
    • The Buddhist Archbishop of Latvia and Lithuania (named Tennyson) and his discipline (named F. Ludvig) were offered a monastery in the Ah Lei Pyitsayan on Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Ludvig succeeded his mentor as the Buddhist Archbishop. He was known as “Moke Seik Phone Gyi”. He became a Theravada monk with the name “Ashin Ananda”.
      He is a Laureate Poet.
    • Maung Paw
      Saya U Htin Paw aka Maung Htin Paw in his early years
    • Khin Zaw (KMZ)
      Khin Maung Zaw’s middle name is ignored by his colleagues
    • San Lin Maung
      Some were assigned “Maung” as the last name (due to P/P)
    • Several monks have to explain to immigration that U, Ashin and Venerable are prefixes for monks.
    • Some have hyphenated names. e.g. Maung Tin-Wa
    • Some modified the names so that they can be pronounced easily by non-Burmese.
      e.g. Kai (for Khine), Kin (for Khin)
  • Names — Ye Win

    Names — Ye Win

    by Hla Min

    Update : 13th October 2026

    Both Ye Win (EE Association)
    • Ye Win (EP67, GBNF) — Executive Committee member of RIT Electrical Engineering Association; Secretary of the Hlyat Sit Sar Saung; Younger brother Dr. Maung Maung Lwin (UK) is founder of Nibanna.com and a co-founder of Triple Gems Publication
    Both Ye Win (Magazine Committee)
    • Ye Win, Mehm (EC69, GBNF) — Secretary of RIT Electrical Engineering Association; Member of the “Hlyat Sit Sar Saung”; Retired from PTC
    EC & EP 69
    Mehm Ye Win and Han Tha Myint
    • Ye Win, Maung — Sports Columnist
  • Names — Yu

    Names — Yu

    by Hla Min

    Update : 13th October 2026

    Yu Khin
    • Yu Khin — Saya; Registrar of Rangoon University; Dean; Chair of RU Sports Council; Principal of IFL; Burma Badminton Champion for Doubles.; Spouse : Dr. Daw Phay
    • Yu Khin — CSO; Programmer for Population Census Data Processing done at UCC
    • Yu Htay — Saya; Chemistry
    • Yu Swan (M68) — Don Min expert; Spouse: Sayama Daw Tin Tin Myint (Emma, ChE70); Hosted “Pon Chan Chan” gatherings in Singapore
    • Yu Wadi — Magazine
    • Yu Za Na (Yuzana) — Flower; Burmese name of Carlton Cinema

    Yu in middle or end

    • Ar Yu — Parents : Thadu and Myat Mon.
    • Gyn Yu (ChE72) — Spouse: Saya U Aung Myaing (ChE72); Extended hospitality to RIT sayas, sayamas and alumni visiting Bangkok (especially for medical check up and treatment
    Daw Gyn Yu
    • Khin Hnin Yu — Two-time winner of National Literary Award.
    • Khin Yu May — Actor; Vocalist; Two-time winner of Academy Award
    • Khin Yu Swe — Sister: Khin Yu May.
    • Ko Yu, Maung — Prominent lawyer; Siblings: Daw Thein Saing & Col. Tan Yu Saing
    • May Yu — Present from the British Navy to the Burmese Navy
    • May Yu — Academy award winning actress
    • Min Yu Way (U Win Maung) — Author; Editor; Founded Ngwe Tar Yi magazine
    • Mon Yu (Harry Tin Htut, M69) — Author; Hobbies: Singing , different forms of exercises (e.g. Tai Chi)
    • Richard Yu Khin — SEAP Gold in Sailing; Ph.D
    • San Yu — President of the BSPP Government
    • San Yu Hlaing — Studied Computer Science at UCC; Father: U Tin Hlaing (Railways)
    • Tan Yu Beng (Yu Beng, Benny Tan, MEHS64, M70) — Founding member of RIT Alumni International; Core organizer for SPZP-2000; Multiple Golden Sponsor for the SPZPs; Core sponsor for the Acariya Pu Zaw Pwe & Gathering of the Combined 1st BE Intake of 64 and 65 along with U Thaung Sein
    • Tan Yu Saing — Colonel; Member of the Revolutionary Council; Siblings: Daw Thein Saing and U Ko Yu
    • Tan Yu Sein (Yu Sein, Selwyn Tan, MEHS61) — Brother: Benny
    • Tin Yu — Movie Director and Owner; Mother : Daw Khin Myint; Children : Zelma Yu, Zaw Min Yu and Zin Thi Yu.
  • Names — Than

    Names — Than

    by Hla Min

    Update : 13th October 2026

    • Than
    • Than Aung, H.E. — Paulian; Saya; Minister for Education in AFPFL government; Sons : U Dwe, U Aung (Alphonso), U Cho (Charlie)
    • Than Aung, Dr. — Ophthalmologist
    • Than Aung / Henry Tin — PBRS
    • Than Aye
    • Than Byin
    • Than Daing — Early devotee of Sayadaw U Vimala (Mogok Sayadaw); He and U Sway Tin (son-in-law) wrote or translated dhamma books for the Mogok Vipassana Ah Thinn
    • Than Gyaung
    • Than Hla
    • Than Hlaing
    • Than Htay (SPHS63, RIT)
    • Than Htay — BARB; MARB. Veda, GBNF
    • Than Htay — Dhamma friend, who used be assistant of Saya U Aye Cho in Japan
    • Than Htut (M67) — RUBC Gold
    Than Htut
    • Than Htut — Wa Wa Win Shwe
    • Than Khin
    • Than Khine
    • Than Kyaw
    • Than Kywe
    • Than Lwin (Eric, GBNF) — Taught Economics at BIT as a Visiting Lecturer. He served as Librarian at the Faculty of Social Science.
    • Than Lwin — Succeeded Saya Joe Ba Maung (RIT English) as National Tennis Champion for Singles. They were Doubles Champion.
    • Than Lwin — Youngest son of Myoma Sayagyi U Ba Lwin, worked for the States Department. His spouse worked for VOA.
    • Than Lwin (Henry, EC69) — EE Department
    • Than Lwin (UCC,CSO) — Masters in Mathematics and Computer Science; Moved to Singapore.
    • Than Maung, Hinthada — Children: Swe Swe Than, Cho Than Maung, Wai Wai Than
    • Than Maung, Myitzuthaka — Children: Khin Than Nwe, Tin Mg Mg Than, Khin Mg Mg Than
    • Than Myaing (M69) — Member, RIT Ah Nu Pyinnya Ah Thinn
    • Than Myint (BBS)
    • Than Myint
    • Than Naing, Dr. (Bonny Kywe, SPHS, Geology) — Paulian Reunion in Sydney
    • U Than Naing (Herman Ba Hphyu) — Drummer & vocalist; Brother : U Sein Lwin (Raymond, GBNF)
    • Dr Than Naung
    • Dr Than Nyun (George)
    • U Than Nyunt
    • U Than Ohn
    • U Than Oo
    • Commodore Than Pe — Revolunary Council; Minister of Health and Education, President of RUBC
    • U Than Pe — Accountant); Brothers : Dr. Nyi Nyi, U Kun Pe
    • U Than Pe Lay — Vocalist, Actor
    • Dr Than Saung
    • U Than Saw — Chief Editor of WPD (Working People’s Daily); Predecessor : U Khin Maung Latt
    • U Than Sein (PBRS)
    • Colonel Than Sein — Member of Revolutionary Council
    • Rakkhine Than Sein — Purged in the BSPP control struggle)
    • U Than Shwe
    • U Than Soe
    • U Than Swe
    • Daw Than Than — Asian Champion Sprinter
    • Daw Than Than (Chemistry) — U Khin Maung Myint
    • Daw Than Than (Chemistry) — U Kyaw Tun
    • Daw Than Than Aye
    • Daw Than Than Htay
    • Daw Than Than Htwe
    • Daw Than Than Myint
    • Daw Than Than Sein
    • Daw Than Than Sint
    • Daw Than Than Swe
    • Daw Than Than Tin
    • Daw Than Than Tint
    • Saya U Than Tin (Met, USA)
    • U Than Tin (RUBC Gold, GBNF)
    • Saya U Than Tin (Thahee, Physics)
    • Dr Than Toe
    U Than Tun
    • U Than Tun — Father of Errol /Bobby (Myo Tun, A69), Harold and Archie / Aye Tun
    • U Than Tun (UCC)
    • U Than Tun — Father of Khin Swe Oo
    • U Than Tun Aung
    • U Than Tun Aung Hlaing
    • U Than Tun Aye
    • U Than Win (SPED) — Captain of the Rangoon University Football Even; Studied Physical Education in the USA. Joined the Department of Sports and Physical Education.
    • U Than Win (Alan Khoo, SPHS, GBNF) — Eldest child of C C Khoo; Brothers : U Kyi Win (Eddie, GBNF), U Aung Win (Owen, M71) and Beepo (GBNF)
    • U Than Win (PBRS, T70)– Script writer for the “Thamangyar” movie.; Spouse : Zelma Yu
    • U Than Win (Henry Wong, SPHS)
    • U Than Win (T70, PBRS) — Script writer for Thamankyar
    • U Than Win (SPHS63, M69) — Regular attendee at 69er Gatherings; Photo taken at Birthday Soon Kyway by Kyaw Win (SPHS63) to U Ukkamsa (Aung Chaw, Victor, SPHS63, C69)
    Than Win
    • U Than Win Aung