On 10/30/11 let's remember the contributions of computing pioneer Dennis Ritchie.
Sunday, October 16 was declared
Steve Jobs Day
by California's Governor Brown. I admire Brown for taking a step to
recognize Jobs' extraordinary contributions, but I couldn't help be
struck by
Rob Pike's comments on the death of Dennis Ritchie a few weeks after Steve Jobs. Pike wrote:
I was warmly surprised to see how many people responded to my Google+ post
about Dennis Ritchie's untimely passing. His influence on the technical
community was vast, and it's gratifying to see it recognized. When
Steve Jobs died there was a wide lament — and well-deserved it was — but
it's worth noting that the resurgence of Apple depended a great deal on
Dennis' work with C and Unix.
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Sunday, October 16 was declared Steve Jobs Day
by California's Governor Brown. I admire Brown for taking a step to
recognize Jobs' extraordinary contributions, but I couldn't help be
struck by Rob Pike's comments on the death of Dennis Ritchie a few weeks after Steve Jobs. Pike wrote:
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