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Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie passed away
« on: October 15, 2011, 08:40:49 pm »

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011)
Pioneer, creator of the Unix, language C. Ritchie was in the first division of computer scientists who have had a great influence on the development of consumer electronics. Without his contribution today many things simply would be impossible.

R.I.P. DMR

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int main()
{
    printf("goodbye, dad\n");
    return 0;
}


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Within one week we lost the two greatest brains of the IT world.
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Re: Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie passed away
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2011, 10:46:34 am »

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011)
Pioneer, creator of the Unix, language C. Ritchie was in the first division of computer scientists who have had a great influence on the development of consumer electronics. Without his contribution today many things simply would be impossible.

Dennis was truly a giant and pioneer in what is now generally known as computer science. UNIX and C are the foundations of so much of what we use every day, from networks to handheld devices. I had the pleasure of meeting Dennis on a couple of occasions at Murray Hill during my Bell Labs career, and can say that he was one of those rare modest geniuses that left a huge technological footprint on our world and was an inspiration to many. Thanks Dennis.

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Re: Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie passed away
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2011, 06:37:41 pm »

A tribute to Dennis Ritchie on Yahoo! France, in French obviously:

Tribute Dennis Ritchie

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