Posted October 21, 201113 yr 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
October 21, 201113 yr :lol: Yeah, that about sums up what I had to say about it, except I still want to live on this planet anyway.
October 21, 201113 yr The man, the myth, the legend! RIP! He also made Plan 9 From Bell Labs, sometimes called Unix 2.0.
October 23, 201113 yr 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.
October 23, 201113 yr Author 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.
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