Dennis Ritchie died...

[standingwave]

The 'R' in K&R...

RIP.

[ki4jgt]

RIP Ritchie

[lewisskinner]

RIP to a true pioneer. Sadly missed.

[matt_symes]

now that's a real loss...
R.i.p. Your excellency...

+1

[decoherence]

One of the most, if not the most influential man in the computing world. And he gained that influence through a purely intellectual avenue -- by creating a solid, portable language that anybody could use.

Thank you, DMR! Peace be with you!

[Gremlinzzz]

Most of you who follow the tech industry have likely heard of the passing of computer programming icon Dennis M. Ritchie (also known as dmr) on October 8 at the age of 70. While it could be argued that Linus Torvalds is more famous in today's world than Dennis Ritchie, it's quite safe to say that there wouldn't be a Linux without Dennis Ritchie.

R.I.P

[zacktu]

I have a Unix Programmer's Manual (June, 1974) that arrived with the disks when my university got a copy of UNIX for our PDP 11/45. Along with the manual was an insert explaining how to set up UNIX on a PDP 11/45. Here's the last paragraph of the insert:

If you would like to share any UNIX compatible software with others, please let us know about it. If you find bugs in the software or the documentation, again let us know. And finally if you need any help that we can provide we'll do all we can.

Good luck.
Ken Thompson
Dennis Ritchie

[SpEcIeS]

A huge loss.

[amjjawad]

while it could be argued that linus torvalds is more famous in today's world than dennis ritchie, it's quite safe to say that there wouldn't be a linux without dennis ritchie.

r.i.p

+1

[matt_symes]

Only #29 responses ?

The man was a genius.

Windows, Linux and Mac ----- C?.

EDIT: I am not sure what to make of this ?????