RIP Dennis Ritchie
RobertKaucher
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Father Of C And UNIX, Dennis Ritchie, Passes Away At Age 70 | TechCrunch
Won't make the front page of anything, but Steve Jobs stood on this man's shoulders.
Won't make the front page of anything, but Steve Jobs stood on this man's shoulders.
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Plantwiz
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I agree with you!
Thanks for posting, as I'm not sure when I would have seen this
You are correct that it would unfortunately not be found on the front page in most circles. Plantwiz
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Sett
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Real legend. He'll never get the Steve Job's recognition from the masses, but from these two Dennis Ritchie is the one who actually changed the world.Non-native English speaker -
RobertKaucher
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RIP. Many of us make our living today off what this man created.
True, I would go further and say all of us. I can't think of a single, common IT system that has not been touched in some way by C. -
Devilry
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RobertKaucher wrote: »True, I would go further and say all of us. I can't think of a single, common IT system that has not been touched in some way by C.
Very true statement.
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RobertKaucher wrote: »True, I would go further and say all of us. I can't think of a single, common IT system that has not been touched in some way by C.
i cant think of a os that didnt need unix of some sort ... even msdos was complied on unuxwgu undergrad: done ... woot!!
WGU MS IT Management: done ... double woot :cheers: -
JockVSJock
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What a loss, I remember reading about his once I started to cut my teeth on Linux and took my first C class.***Freedom of Speech, Just Watch What You Say*** Example, Beware of CompTIA Certs (Deleted From Google Cached)
"Its easier to deceive the masses then to convince the masses that they have been deceived."
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JDMurray
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I bought my first K&R C book in 1981 when it and the Bell Labs UNIX manuals was all the docs there was on the C language. I took me a while to figure out how to work in it. The book used a lot of words I didn't understand, like "octal."
None of those old UNIX and C guys look very healthy when you see pictures of them; Jon Postel is an example. -
varelg
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May Mr. Ritchie rest in peace and many thanks for all his wonderful creations that inspired true change. -
varelg
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Agreed, and taking it further, sadly, neither will his biography sell in millions... sigh...Real legend. He'll never get the Steve Job's recognition from the masses, but from these two Dennis Ritchie is the one who actually changed the world.
