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"Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and co-developer of the Unix operating system passed away on October 8 at the age of 70, leaving a legacy that casts a very long shadow."


http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/10/dennis-ritchie/

Goodnight, sweet prince

10/13/2011 5:55:05 PM

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http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/10/dennis-ritchie-the-giant-whose-shoulders-we-stand-on.ars

Best tribute I've seen so far.

10/13/2011 6:06:51 PM

Lionheart
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^^lol I was like "that dude looks exactly like jeff bridges in iron man, let me find a pic for comparison"

10/13/2011 6:26:50 PM

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From ^^
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"In that way, Ritchie has shaped our world in much more fundamental ways than Steve Jobs or Bill Gates have. What sets him apart from them is that he did it all not in a quest for wealth or fame, but just out of intellectual curiosity. Unix and C were the product of pure research—research that started as a side-project using equipment bought based on a promise that Ritchie and Thompson would develop a word processor.

Imagine what the world would be like if they had just stuck to that promise. What would your life be like without C or Unix? When was the first time your life was touched by dmr's work?"

10/13/2011 6:39:16 PM

BobbyDigital
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main( )
{
printf("goodbye, world");
}

10/14/2011 1:34:07 PM

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"lol I was like "that dude looks exactly like jeff bridges in iron man, let me find a pic for comparison""

10/14/2011 1:39:02 PM

gs7
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^Glad I'm not the only one, haha.

And yes, this guy deserves every praise and kudo afforded to him. Thanks for all the fish, Dennis!

[Edited on October 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM. Reason : .]

10/14/2011 1:59:21 PM

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