[budj]

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.

[DManA]

I’m sorry. He was 70. We are under a curse. We die.

[lefty-lie-spy]

To say “bigger than Jobs” is a bit objective and disrespectful, ut certain Ritchie helped build the computer as a device for everyone. The world runs on C and it’s derivatives. I learned C from the Kernigsn & Ritchie book back in the 80s. I never did to very well at such languages though. Shell scripting and SQL is more my thing. I have a lot of respect for talented C++ programmers such as those that make incredible MMORPGs like World Of Warcraft, etc.

[Texas Fossil]

Inventor of Unix?

“He also made significant contributions to the development of the Unix operating system, for which he received the Turing Award in 1983 (along with Kenneth Thompson).”

[EDINVA]

There are so many who’ve contributed greatly over the years to our quality of life, who are known within the industry where they’ve achieved so much, but not known beyond those boundaries. We live in a celebrity culture where many great, creative, inventive people live and die, and few notice, absent that celebrity. Alas, we are STILL talking about Michael Jackson (who, ok, was creative and talented in his milieu).

[Texas Fossil]

[Texas Fossil]

Is that a Yamaka that he is wearing?

[RussP]

I don’t see the point of comparing the value of two individuals who have recently died.

I recognize Ritchie’s major contributions, and I salute him. But I also think that the C language has been inappropriately used for far more than it was ever designed for. It’s a systems language, great for operating systems, compilers, and such, but a terrible choice for most applications. As Nancy Leveveson of MIT said, it is one of the most error-prone languages ever designed.

[re_nortex]

In honor of "dmr" passing, read the UNIX-HATERS HANDBOOK. His anti-forward in the book is both hilarious and spot on.

There will be no more segfaults for you hereafter, so rest in peace and bon appetit indeed.

[Blado]

Oh the Huge Manatee
FORTRAN conquers all in the end.
Learn well and heed.

[grunt03]

int main(void)
{
char s[] = “Goodbye World!”;

puts(s);
}

I’ve made millions off this man’s creation. May he rest in peace.

[freedumb2003]

>>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.

[Explorer89]

That small, white K&R was my bible for many years. God Speed.