13 Oct
2011
13 Oct
'11
7:51 a.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
Dennis Ritchie, co-creator of C and heavily involved in the creation
of UNIX, has died. He was 70, and he was one of my heroes.
RIP, Dennis Ritchie.
-Dave
Profoundly sad. Most of my professional career depends on C.
The horrid signal-to-noise ratio on what's left of usenet
probably contributed to his death.
May fleets of magtape laden station wagons escort you to your rest.
Bill