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There are several theories on what the initials "GW" represent. Greg Whitten, an early Microsoft employee who developed the standards in the company's BASIC compiler line, says that Bill Gates picked the name GW-BASIC. Whitten refers to it as Gee-Whiz BASIC and is unsure whether Gates named the program after him.[1] The Microsoft User Manual from Microsoft Press also refers to it by the Gee-Whiz BASIC name.[citation needed] It may have also been nicknamed Gee-Whiz because of its numerous graphics commands.[1] Other common theories as to the initials' origins include "Graphics and Windows", "Gates, William" (Microsoft's president at the time), or "Gates–Whitten" (the two main designers of the program).[2][3]