Found out from twitter that dmr passed away.
https://plus.google.com/u/2/10196072...EDDYfvKP?hl=en
Yep. RIP dmr, one of the most influential computer scientists to ever live. You will be missed.
Originally Posted by The Jargon File
a sad day in computer science indeed
That really is sad. Shame there was nothing on the BBC News. Lots on Steve Jobs, but not a mention of dmr?
Very sad indeed. Extremely intelligent computer scientist - genius in my book. Probably more than half the reason any of us have a job or anything to talk about on this forum.
This forum probably wouldn't even exist...this forum
OMG! I didn't know!...
Rest in Peace dmr... I really wish I'd met the guy who built a programming language that influenced my entire life!...
Respect!...
Devoted my life to programming...
I think I wrote more lines of text in C than in my native language. Maybe I am over-stretching it a bit, but if I remove stuff that I wrote during my schooling days I am definitely positive about it. So what can I say? RIP, Mr. Dennis M Ritchie.
PS, Wikipedia states he died 5 days ago!?! Isn't Twitter invented precisely because to keep us all up to date with everything that's going on?
Last edited by idelovski; 10-13-2011 at 09:05 AM.
RIP Dennis.
Dammit!
Originally Posted by brewbuck:
Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
From ashes to ashes, dust to dust, into the earth with one big thrust!
Seriously, though: If it weren't for this thread, I might not have known so thanks kermit. I doubt I would find programming so interesting if it weren't for C given my history, so I owe DMR a lot myself.
I am now much more confident that this is not a hoax, but the reports are still sketchy, including concerning the exact date of his alleged passing. ZDNet's article quotes a statement by Jeong Kim, president of Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs, but I have not actually seen the statement published by Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs.Originally Posted by idelovski
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)