Saturday, October 22, 2011

In Memoriam: Dennis Ritchie (1941 – 2011)


Unlike Steve Jobs, his was not a household name except among Computer scientists, C programmers and maybe UNIX users. But his influence is at par or perhaps surpasses that of Steve Jobs.

Dennis Ritchie touches each one of us one way or another. Every time you turn on your desktop, laptop or tablet, you benefited in his genius. Every time you use an application in your IPhone or Android, he helps make your life a little bit easier.

Thank you and farewell, Sir. Rest In Peace.

6 comments:

  1. Yes, I know him, he was the one who actually made computers more valuable to all.

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  2. Yes, sheng, his the inventor of the most powerful language to date and co-developer of UNIX operating system.

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  3. Thanks for introducing him to me, hindi ko nga po kilala itong si D. Ritchie. I have read the link, galing pala niya! He deserves due recognition.

    By the way, your caricature of him is so nice. Thumbs up po ako sa drawing skills niyo. U

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  4. RJ, thanks for appreciating my work, doc! : )

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  5. as usual, the man behind the scene doesn't always get the fame and recognition - unless he makes billions of dollars.

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  6. bw, I think his well-off. But not as rich as Jobs or Gates. His a geek and a scientist, like Eistein, his fullfillment lies not in money but in discoveries and inventing things.

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