Dennis Ritchie died on 10/12/2011. He was credited with writing the C Programming Language, and both the UNIX and Plan 9 Operating Systems. Here is his bio: http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/bigbio1st.html. On a personal note, I’ve always viewed both Ken and Dennis as Superheros. It’s sad to see him go. “Ritchie’s influence rivals Jobs’s; it’s just less visible,” […]
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