Editing Spencer Kimball (computer programmer) (section)

{{short description|American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and business}}
{{about|the programmer|the LDS Church President|Spencer W. Kimball}}
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'''Spencer Kimball''' is an American [[computer programmer]], entrepreneur, and business executive. He is the CEO of [[Cockroach Labs]], a company he co-founded in 2014.<ref name=WiredExGooglers>{{cite news|last1=Finley|first1=Klint|title=Ex-Googlers Get Millions To Help You Build The Next Google|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/06/cockroach-labs/|accessdate=July 25, 2015|publisher=Wired|date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> His work as a programmer includes creating [[GNU Image Manipulation Program]] (GIMP) while still in college,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Deek|first1=Fadi P.|last2=McHugh|first2=James A. M.|title=Open Source: Technology and Policy|date=2007|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781139468732|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PA-Rhb_QSAwC&pg=PA114 |accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref> and assisting the source code development of [[CockroachDB]], the namesake software of Cockroach Labs. In addition to Cockroach Labs, Kimball was involved in the founding of other tech startups including WeGo and [[Square, Inc.|Viewfinder]].<ref name=SMTrednsAbsorbs>{{cite news|last1=Sophy|first1=Joshua|title=Square Absorbs Viewfinder Team|url=http://smallbiztrends.com/2013/12/square-absorbs-viewfinder.html|accessdate=July 25, 2015|publisher=Small Biz Trends|date=December 11, 2013}}</ref>