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10-15-2011, 10:51 PM
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#1 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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| Dennis Ritchie is dead, and nobody noticed. :(
He's the guy that invented C and Unix. And the sad part is, this was a few days ago and nobody noticed or cared. 
But, yeah, RIP. Without him, there would not have been any of the advancements that Gates and Jobs did. Dennis Ritchie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia C (programming language) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | 
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10-15-2011, 11:42 PM
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#2 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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anyone else read denise richards...haha
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10-15-2011, 11:43 PM
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10-16-2011, 12:01 AM
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The irony is that UNIX is far more underground. Silly hipsters. 
Dennis Ritchie had a comb over. Now that's a real hipster. RIP.
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10-16-2011, 12:16 AM
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10-16-2011, 01:17 AM
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RIP Dennis Ritchie
and thanks OP for making me aware of his existence
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10-16-2011, 02:05 AM
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10-16-2011, 03:15 AM
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10-16-2011, 04:10 AM
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i noticed i put it in thr jobs thread 
but, yeah pretty lame of the nerds and media Posted via RS Mobile | |
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10-16-2011, 04:13 AM
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10-16-2011, 05:14 AM
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10-16-2011, 07:15 AM
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#12 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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RIP, Never knew he contributed that much to our society.
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10-16-2011, 09:27 AM
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RIP Dennis Ritchie.
Some good Dennis Ritchie quotes: Quote: |
When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.
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I suspect that the root of many of the differences between C/C++ and Java is that AT&T is primarily a user (a consumer) of computers, languages, and tools, whereas Sun is primarily a vendor of such things.
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I don't think people should be surprised that he doesn't get much credit. He did, after all, invent a tool. A fantastic tool, but a tool nonetheless. Makers of tools never get credit for the people that use them to make something worthwhile.
- Should the genius of Hendirx or Clapton be attributed to the pioneers who first made electric guitars?
- Should we give credit for the works of Michelangelo to the person who made the hammers/chisels he used?
- Who gets credit for Ansel Adams works - the man behind the camera or the person who built the camera?
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10-16-2011, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by goo3 | Anyone who wants to be a programmer should read this book. If you "get it" then I think you're on your way to being a good programmer. If you don't, then I'd suggest looking at another career.
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10-16-2011, 05:00 PM
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How can I ever forget C programming.
hello world
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10-16-2011, 05:23 PM
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10-16-2011, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dangonay Who gets credit for Ansel Adams works - the man behind the camera or the person who built the camera? |
just saying, terrible fucking analogy.
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10-16-2011, 06:19 PM
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I say that's a good analogy Posted via RS Mobile | |
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10-16-2011, 06:43 PM
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^ I concur.
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10-16-2011, 06:47 PM
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