Another Tech Titan, Dennis Ritchie, Passes Away - Page 2

pidgeon92 · 10-13-2011, 06:48 PM

Geez, there's even competition in death. Can't we just mourn those who have passed without it being "my dead guy was better than your dead guy?"

JSWolf · 10-13-2011, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =X=

Here is a true innovator. Not only that this guy has has a HUGE impact in our culture without anyone being the wise. All major operating systems are built on the foundation that this guy laid forth. UNIX, BSD, OSX, Linux, Java, etc... The list goes on.

Not dig on the previous innovator who passed away recently, RIP, but what he has done pales in comparison to to the amount of impact Richie has had on our culture.

RIP Richie

Jobs didn't innovate. He stole the ideas of others.

Nyssa · 10-13-2011, 07:26 PM

You guys really can't help yourselves can you? Disgusting! The men are dead for goodness sakes.

This thread is about Dennis Ritchie may he Rest in Peace. My condolences to his friends and family. My thanks for his work and achievements which have helped my husband remain gainfully employed as a self-taught programmer and developer.

=X= · 10-13-2011, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

Yes, I used Kernighan & Ritchie's book when I began to work for learning a language I was supposed to know

One of the clearest programming books I've read. It's still in my bookshop.

RIP.

I lost my copy a long time ago it was a great book. In my earlier post I was thinking of Stroustrup's book.

=X=

kennyc · 10-13-2011, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by pholy

The Economist posted a story about dmr many years ago. I wondered why I found it. - LinkedIn posted it without any other text.

It's hard to imagine how we could have current PCs, smartphones, and tablets without the creation of a language like C, or an operating system like Unix.

This!!!

Thank you Dennis!

wyndslash · 10-13-2011, 10:12 PM

RIP

rhari79 · 10-14-2011, 12:26 AM

Tearful Salutes from every pointer that was ever created or used...

The world still rests on many of his and his teams creations. What a man..what creativity.

From a lowly humble person..thanks..and may your soul rest in peace!!

Falcao · 10-14-2011, 01:37 AM

Genesis

Chapter 0
0 In the Beginning Ritchie created the PDP-11 and the UNIX.
1 And the UNIX was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the system programmers.
2 And Ritchie said, "Let there be portability!" And nothing happened, so Ritchie realized that he had his work cut out for him.
...

Read the rest of the "C Bible"

bfisher · 10-14-2011, 10:28 PM

t's very sad news about Dennis Ritchie. I had a very dog-eared copy of the white book for more than 25 years; it finally disappeared last year. It was a great introduction to C.

He did leave a marvelous legacy. It's had to see how the net would have become so pervasive a part of our lives without Unix. I'm accessing the forums right now using FreeBSD, a descendent of Unix (42 years and still growing) , thanks to the work of Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson and others. Hats off to them.

piper28 · 10-15-2011, 10:16 PM

Gotta admit, when I first saw the name for the death announcement, it didn't dawn on me who it was. But man, talk about a guy that influenced everything. I learned C back in high school from the K&R book.

Ankh · 10-16-2011, 10:26 PM

I learned the language in the university. Long, long time ago. The graduation work was typed on one of first XT's to show up in that corner of the world. The world kept spinning like mad, the technology went where no one dreamed it can... but one thing never went away, the good, old, trusty C. And tomorrow, immediately after I check my e-mail, the first thing that I will lay my eyes on will be a page full of curly braces. The basic tool of my profession, a gift long forgotten.

Rest in peace, Mr. Ritchie.

Sil_liS · 10-17-2011, 10:40 AM

RIP, 70 years on this earth is not enough.

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10-13-2011, 06:48 PM	#16
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	Geez, there's even competition in death. Can't we just mourn those who have passed without it being "my dead guy was better than your dead guy?"

10-13-2011, 07:26 PM	#18
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	You guys really can't help yourselves can you? Disgusting! The men are dead for goodness sakes. This thread is about Dennis Ritchie may he Rest in Peace. My condolences to his friends and family. My thanks for his work and achievements which have helped my husband remain gainfully employed as a self-taught programmer and developer.

10-13-2011, 10:12 PM	#21
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	RIP

10-14-2011, 12:26 AM	#22
rhari79 Addict Posts: 375 Karma: 2200000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai Device: .*	Tearful Salutes from every pointer that was ever created or used... The world still rests on many of his and his teams creations. What a man..what creativity. From a lowly humble person..thanks..and may your soul rest in peace!!

10-14-2011, 01:37 AM	#23
Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	Genesis Chapter 0 0 In the Beginning Ritchie created the PDP-11 and the UNIX. 1 And the UNIX was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the system programmers. 2 And Ritchie said, "Let there be portability!" And nothing happened, so Ritchie realized that he had his work cut out for him. ... Read the rest of the "C Bible"

10-14-2011, 10:28 PM	#24
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	t's very sad news about Dennis Ritchie. I had a very dog-eared copy of the white book for more than 25 years; it finally disappeared last year. It was a great introduction to C. He did leave a marvelous legacy. It's had to see how the net would have become so pervasive a part of our lives without Unix. I'm accessing the forums right now using FreeBSD, a descendent of Unix (42 years and still growing) , thanks to the work of Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson and others. Hats off to them.

10-15-2011, 10:16 PM	#25
piper28 Zealot Posts: 113 Karma: 1178328 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: none	Gotta admit, when I first saw the name for the death announcement, it didn't dawn on me who it was. But man, talk about a guy that influenced everything. I learned C back in high school from the K&R book.

10-16-2011, 10:26 PM	#26
Ankh Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 2003751 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo Glo HD	I learned the language in the university. Long, long time ago. The graduation work was typed on one of first XT's to show up in that corner of the world. The world kept spinning like mad, the technology went where no one dreamed it can... but one thing never went away, the good, old, trusty C. And tomorrow, immediately after I check my e-mail, the first thing that I will lay my eyes on will be a page full of curly braces. The basic tool of my profession, a gift long forgotten. Rest in peace, Mr. Ritchie.

10-17-2011, 10:40 AM	#27
Sil_liS Wizard Posts: 4,896 Karma: 33602910 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: PocketBook 903 & 360+	RIP, 70 years on this earth is not enough.

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