Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by just4DMR » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:05 AM UTC

Rest in Peace, Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie. True Hacker Knight, Shinning Armor.

This is just for you. You will be missed.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by keidian » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:09 AM UTC

xxpor wrote: post #44

InclinedPlane wrote: post #39

If you have used technology of any sort over the last few decades there's a pretty decent chance that you've used technology that Steve Jobs had a significant impact on. But the chances are 100.00% that you've used technology Dennis Ritchie has had a deeply profound impact on.

Including all of the tech that Steve Jobs had a significant impact on.

Exactly. When I first found out about dmr, I really really hoped the stories will flood in here after the massive Steve Jobs amount. Not to take anything away from Steve, but dmr is far more important in my opinion, and I'm sure many other geeks would agree. I'm glad he isn't just quietly being forgotten like I feared he would.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by jianxioy » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:11 AM UTC

Rest in peace.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by CamperBob » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:14 AM UTC

bootload wrote: post #31

#include main() { printf("goodbye, world\n"); }

You mean:

   #include 
   
   main() {
      printf("goodbye, world\n");
   }

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by Sindisil » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:18 AM UTC

Damn.

That hit me harder than I would have thought possible.

The family of man is poorer for his passing, regardless of how few may know why.

Wow. I don't know if I'm at a loss for words, or have too much to say, but I'm really having a hard time putting my thoughts into a brief post.

Rest in peace, dmr.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by bch » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:19 AM UTC

5hoom wrote: post #12

This is really sad. Dennis Ritchie has made an incalculably huge contribution to the tech world. I know most here would be aware, but he is a father of both Unix and the C language, technologies which are the basis for nearly everything we as developers do. He helped write K&R, which many regard as _the_ book for C programming. This is the passing of a legend. Sincerest condolences to his family and friends.

Not only is K&R _the_ book for C, it's an example for engaging, lucid, just-right technical writing that any technical manual should strive for.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by 1337p337 » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:21 AM UTC

The |s, the |s are calling.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by DodgyEggplant » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:23 AM UTC

RIP. It seems they are into a big project up there.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by bch » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:24 AM UTC

ltamake wrote: post #7

Very sad. His contributions to the world were huge. RIP.

They were huge, and still are. 40 years on, his work is the basis for a lot of what's interesting in tech right now.

Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died

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Post by giis » Thu, Oct 13, 2011, 3:26 AM UTC

thanks Ritchie,for your great contribution, Without you ,I'm sure,we won't be what we are now. RIP.