Dennis Ritchie is dead

prads Elite Poster [M:0] It's a shame that PI isn't an integer :( Posts: 361	Dennis Ritchie is dead Oct 15, 2011 12:51:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by prads on Oct 15, 2011 12:51:14 GMT He was one of the REAL innovator and TRUE genius, he revolutionize the computer world, and yet his death didn't receive much media coverage at all. He died at the age of 70. Rest In Peace...
	Last Edit: Oct 15, 2011 13:06:53 GMT by prads "I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. ... they carefully told me, computers could only do arithmetic; they could not do programs." - Grace Hopper

edenwax VIP v5 Beta Tester[M:5000] Posts: 1,266	Dennis Ritchie is dead Oct 15, 2011 17:19:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by edenwax on Oct 15, 2011 17:19:35 GMT I heard about this! Without him we wouldnt have computers or even phones like we do now. Its a bit ridiculous how his death didnt get any media coverage, but not many in the consumer world know who he is.

Nick VIP v5 Beta Tester[M:5000] Philadelphia Eagles: 8-8 Posts: 2,239	Dennis Ritchie is dead Oct 15, 2011 18:53:14 GMT via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Nick on Oct 15, 2011 18:53:14 GMT 'He didnt make the iPhone means hes not important' seems to be the norm today sadly.
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Cam Administrator [M:5000] Posts: 6,381	Dennis Ritchie is dead Oct 15, 2011 18:54:55 GMT via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cam on Oct 15, 2011 18:54:55 GMT I'm to much of a n00b to know who he is.

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It's a shame that PI isn't an integer :(

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Dennis Ritchie is dead Oct 16, 2011 10:51:27 GMT

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Post by prads on Oct 16, 2011 10:51:27 GMT

Oct 15, 2011 18:54:55 GMT Cam said:

I'm to much of a n00b to know who he is.

From wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Ritchie):

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011),[1][2][3][4] commonly known by his username dmr, was an American computer scientist who "helped shape the digital era."[1] He created the C programming language and, with long-time colleague, Ken Thompson, the UNIX operating system, software that powers everything from smartphones to search engines.[1] Ritchie and Thompson received the Turing Award from the ACM in 1983, the Hamming Medal from the IEEE in 1990 and the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 1999. Ritchie was the head of Lucent Technologies System Software Research Department when he retired in 2007.

"I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. ... they carefully told me, computers could only do arithmetic; they could not do programs." - Grace Hopper

Obsidian² VIP [M:5500] Ulti-Gamer Posts: 703	Dennis Ritchie is dead Oct 18, 2011 13:13:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Obsidian² on Oct 18, 2011 13:13:18 GMT May he code in peace...
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Post by prads on Oct 15, 2011 12:51:14 GMT

Post by edenwax on Oct 15, 2011 17:19:35 GMT

Post by Nick on Oct 15, 2011 18:53:14 GMT

Post by Cam on Oct 15, 2011 18:54:55 GMT

Post by prads on Oct 16, 2011 10:51:27 GMT

Post by Obsidian² on Oct 18, 2011 13:13:18 GMT