0_0 Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 Dennis Ritchie, best known for his work with C and Unix passed away October 12, 2011. I'm sorry I didn't hear about this earlier. His death comes about a week after Steve Jobs death. ... @Wikipedia ... @google search - Dennis Ritchie Quote
Administrator Tarun Posted October 21, 2011 Administrator Posted October 21, 2011 Found on many sites about his death: greenknight 1 Quote
greenknight Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 :lol: Yeah, that about sums up what I had to say about it, except I still want to live on this planet anyway. Quote
Eldmannen Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 The man, the myth, the legend! RIP! He also made Plan 9 From Bell Labs, sometimes called Unix 2.0. Quote
James_A Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 As one blog at CNN put it -- without Dennis Ritchie you might not be reading this. He was far too gracious and humble to have ever said so himself, but dmr had a much greater claim to have changed the world than most others. Quote
0_0 Posted October 23, 2011 Author Posted October 23, 2011 I don't know, it seems he was from an era where they worked hard at creating useful stuff. The guys now, though they do create useful stuff, they also work equally hard at creating a persona. Down with celebrity, prefer humility. Quote
Eldmannen Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Dennis Richie was a pioneer. Respect. RIP. Quote
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