An exemplar of elegance and clear thought. RIP and thank you.
Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
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Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#22I wonder how many people here got to know Ritchie through "The C Programming Language", I am sure half of us have it on our shelves. It is amazing how many lives a single person can touch directly and indirectly. I hope Ritchie passed away knowing the unforgettable contribution he made to the world as we all move forward on a platform he set down for us more than 30 years ago. What an awesome legacy to leave behind.…
I'm old enough that K&R was the bible when I started with Borland's Turbo C 1.0. Another sad day for computer science.
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#23His brother was superintendent while I was in high school. We asked him to invite dmr to come in and give a speech once, but understandingly dmr was too busy and had to decline. If dmr was anything like his brother, he was a great person and will be missed greatly. RIP, you changed the world for the better.
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#24#include
main() { printf("Thank you for creating me\n"); printf("RIP,Mr.Ritchie\n"); }
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#25There are several billion people using many billions of devices every day.
From the code in your microwave to massive computing clusters, virtually all of our software can trace its ancestry back to this man's intellectual output.
I'm eternally grateful for his life and contributions to humanity.
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#26free(DennisRitchie);
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#27I wonder how many people here got to know Ritchie through "The C Programming Language", I am sure half of us have it on our shelves. It is amazing how many lives a single person can touch directly and indirectly. I hope Ritchie passed away knowing the unforgettable contribution he made to the world as we all move forward on a platform he set down for us more than 30 years ago. What an awesome legacy to leave behind.…
I'm old enough that K&R was the bible when I started with Borland's Turbo C 1.0. Another sad day for computer science.
I started with Turbo C++ 4.0 in 1994 as a geeky 8th grader. You're evoking some powerful memories. A tremendously sad day.
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#28C
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#29I wonder how many people here got to know Ritchie through "The C Programming Language", I am sure half of us have it on our shelves. It is amazing how many lives a single person can touch directly and indirectly. I hope Ritchie passed away knowing the unforgettable contribution he made to the world as we all move forward on a platform he set down for us more than 30 years ago. What an awesome legacy to leave behind.…
I'm old enough that K&R was the bible when I started with Borland's Turbo C 1.0. Another sad day for computer science.
Young(er) dev here:
It still is. It's the first, foremost, and only recommendation we give for a C book on Freenode among the veterans.
K&R is how I initially learned of Ritchie, along with Unix and hacker lore.
This is a sad day for me personally. We're starting to the lose the original hackers.
We need to start thinking about biographies and archival options. I appreciate that dmr was a private man, but we need to start making more opportunities to interview these guys.
Zed Shaw's work might eventually supplant K&R as my choice for a tutorial for people new to C, but I'll always recommend it to people who really want to know their roots.
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#30#include main() { printf("Thank you for creating me\n"); printf("RIP,Mr.Ritchie\n"); }
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