![]() ![]() Essay subjects range from Beating the Averages, which compares Lisp to other programming languages and introduced the hypothetical programming language Blub, to Why Nerds are Unpopular, a discussion of nerd life in high school. Graham later gained notice for his essays, which he posts on his personal website. After the acquisition, the product became Yahoo! Store. ![]() In the summer of 1998, after Jerry Yang received a strong recommendation from Ali Partovi, Viaweb was sold to Yahoo! for 455,000 shares of Yahoo! stock, valued at $49.6 million. Viaweb's software, written mostly in Common Lisp, allowed users to make their own Internet stores. Viaweb was the first application service provider (ASP) according to Graham. In 1996, Graham and Robert Morris founded Viaweb and recruited Trevor Blackwell shortly after. He has also studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. He then attended Harvard University, earning Master of Science (1988) and Doctor of Philosophy (1990) degrees in computer science. Graham received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Cornell University (1986). Graham gained interest in science and mathematics from his father who was a nuclear physicist. ![]() Graham and his family moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1968, where he later attended Gateway High School. ![]()
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