In spite of my novice born on date here on FR, I finally get to do this:
I'm 68 and still think of K&R2 as the new book. :-)
Posted on 10/13/2011 9:00:58 PM PDT by budj
"Dennis Ritchie, an internationally renowned computer scientist who created the C programming language, has died at age 70. ..."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.cnet.com ...
Oh the Huge Manatee
FORTRAN conquers all in the end.
Learn well and heed.
C, C++, Ada, BASIC, assembly, FORTRAN, Java... I've been paid to work in them all. Each has their particular charms, and warts. My take on 25+ years in software development? Use the right tool for the job.
But Machine Language... that is your Redemption.
int main(void)
{
char s[] = “Goodbye World!”;
puts(s);
}
I’ve made millions off this man’s creation. May he rest in peace.
I still telnet localhost 25 sometimes to check the local mail server.
DR would be happy to know how much some folks have laughed and hoo-rah'ed.
/johnny
Do you have nightmares?
Are you being properly cared for these days? Because, if you're on the streets, I have a garage where you can sleep.
Help is only a phone call away.
/johnny
And built a world, in the process. That he did, and we did.
I cringe to think of how much of my legacy code exists in the world. On ROMs that are in old equiment that's still alive and in use.
I'm so puckered over that, I may wear an office chair to bed tonight.
Aft.
/johnny
/johnny
Let not even the so-called Assembly Language divert you from your destiny with the Machines.
Talk with Them in Their Own Language!
Behold, C is for Pussies! C++ a Thousand Times More Pussified. Grow Ye some Digital Balls.
Speak to your Creation in its Own Language (and I’m not talking French here).
Go ye to the front panel and flip ye the digital switches.
It will fill thy fingers with the thrill of digital Creation!
You will have no need of a Higher Level Language to commune with your Silicon Destiny!
;)
>>Every modern computer language is structured on his “C” model. This man has had more influence on what computers can do today than anyone else.<<
The concept broke the bounds of procedural thinking (which I almost, but never have completely, mastered).
C and its derivatives built the framework for all modern interactive OS’s.
What a loss! What contributions he made! How young to pass!
We shan’t see his kind for a generation or more.
#include
#include
int main(void)
{
const char s[] = “Goodbye World!”;
(void)puts(s);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
I'll admit that I cheated. I ran lint(1) on it. Heh, heh, heh.
I've heard this song before.
And we actually DID that. And paper tape. Who sits punching out arcane incantations on paper tape, and then feeds them to a reader, after toggling in a paper-tape boot (page 915-935 inclusive)?
Lonely men, with way too much time. And way over-caffinated.
/johnny
#include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h>I'm an idiot since I didn't catch it in the preview pane. Off to bed for me and no Ovaltine tonight.
Though I'll admit when the choice is up to me on languages to use to solve a problem I usually go with C++ or Java.
I've got some old embedded apps that will crap the bed when Unix time() wraps around in 2038. I'll be in my 80's then, and most likely blissfully unaware of the havoc I've wreaked on mankind.
Dude, he made it 70. Good run. Put the card deck in the vault.
I've just turned 50 and I saw aunts of mine settling bets at the family reunion over whether I'd make it to here or not.
I'll take action on me not lasting to 60 at 3:1 odds.
/johnny
K.
You are bughouse nutz. Looney-toons. Coo-coo in the cabesa.
But your heart is in the right place. ;)
/johnny
Yes. It will be a race, seeing whether the app or we go first. And how many we take with us..... I quit flying aircraft and hate to drive cars. You never know when you might die in your sleep.
With your passengers screaming in terror behind you.
/johnny
Yeah, they probably would, but if any of them had learned C by reading K&R they'd catch the meaning.
In spite of my novice born on date here on FR, I finally get to do this:
I'm 68 and still think of K&R2 as the new book. :-)
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