Forget Jobs, Remember Ritchie

[SoulKiss]

Dennis Ritchie: The Shoulders Steve Jobs Stood On (http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/10/thedennisritchieeffect/)

A man who, without whom the world would be a very different place.

Every one of us uses what this man developed, every day.

[The Idle Biker]

is he an unsung hero or villain that created a monster?

an unsunghero I think.

the two in the picture do look just a tad geeky don't you think?

[Dave20046]

Never gave the inventor of C much thought...I hope he was rich. RIP

the two in the picture do look just a tad geeky don't you think?

That's the style these days (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmmYMwFj1I)! They were coolkats before their time.

[squirrel_hunter]

Very much so the passing of an Unsung Hero. But those who know his work know the Monster he created...

[andrewsmith]

Very much so the passing of an Unsung Hero. But those who know his work know the Monster he created...

Here here!

RIP

[timwilky]

I still own a copy of K&R and regard it as the bible.

I am also very much the *nix freak, and am in awe of the clean simplicity. (That from a guy who was a VMS internals nut)