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R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« on: October 13, 2011 »
Dennis as passed away october 9th...  :'(

R.I.P.

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    printf("goodbye, dad\n");
    return 0;
}
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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011 »
I dont know him but Rip Dennis

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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011 »
Hotshot: He is most known for his work in creating C.

RIP Dennis!
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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2011 »
Hotshot: He is most known for his work in creating C.

RIP Dennis!

And UNIX! What's bothering is that he made so much innovations in computer science compared to Steve Jobs, yet nobody knows about him...
RIP Dennis :'(

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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2011 »
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Hotshot: He is most known for his work in creating C.

Hotshot having a Faceplam moments as I should know better!  ::)

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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2011 »
And UNIX! What's bothering is that he made so much innovations in computer science compared to Steve Jobs, yet nobody knows about him...

One of the many great injustices in the existance of humans, although I guess most sensible people are happier with the recognition from their peers then from the mindless masses...

I didn't know him either but it's always a tragedy to lose such a great contributor to things.

RIP
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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2011 »
And UNIX! What's bothering is that he made so much innovations in computer science compared to Steve Jobs, yet nobody knows about him...
RIP Dennis :'(

If only C and UNIX were shiny and had beveled edges... :(
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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2011 »
How sad..  rip Dennis.
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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2011 »
What's even funnier is that without UNIX, NeXTSTEP wouldn't have existed which means OS X wouldn't have been the same which means Steve Jobs' life wouldn't have been the same :P

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Re: R.I.P. Dennis Ritchie
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2011 »
As some friends said this day, the non specialised press talk about Steve Jobs like a "computer creators", "Father of everything" (or similar) altought he is just a commercial guy.
This world is unfortunately full of injustice...
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