I don't have a lot of heroes, but Bill Atkinson was one of them.
I had the good fortune of meeting him while we were both working on our first iPad apps. He was as gracious, smart, curious, and funny as you'd think.
A few years after that I wrote him a love letter:
https://iconfactory.com/bc.html
He's no longer with us, but his ideas will live on forever, and for that I'm grateful.
Craig Hockenberry
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