One of the most influential people in the world whose contributions were immense. He will be sorely missed.
Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
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Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#12This 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.
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#13How sad. RIP, dmr.
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#14To remember[1]:
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was an American computer scientist notable for developing C and for having influence on other programming languages, as well as operating systems such as Multics and Unix.
He received the Turing Award in 1983 and the National Medal of Technology 1998 on April 21, 1999. Ritchie was the head of Lucent Technologies System Software Research Department when he retired in 2007.
"C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success."
- Dennis Ritchie, on The Development of the C Language[2]
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#15I used to read The C Programming Language every year. As a amateur tech-writer, it has influenced me greatly (that and _why's work).
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#1670 years. That's a long time to be alive! He was born in the middle of WW2, lived through the cold war, seen the collapse of the soviet union, etc. Me? I was born around the time the Linux OS hatched and the internet is starting to open up.
70 years isn't long at all. 100 is the new old:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian
With a bit more research, many people could live to be 90-100.
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#1770 years. That's a long time to be alive! He was born in the middle of WW2, lived through the cold war, seen the collapse of the soviet union, etc. Me? I was born around the time the Linux OS hatched and the internet is starting to open up.
Folks are gonna look back and think, "Damn, kiba lived through periods of profound change!" as well :)
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#18Oh god. Another legend I truly admire. :(
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#19I 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. Thank you Dennis.
Re: Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
#20While I dabbled with the language before, The C Programming Language book was a true eye opener for me. Grokking it truly paved the way for my programming career.
RIP Dennis Ritchie.