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    Dennis M. Ritchie

    Found out from twitter that dmr passed away.
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    Yep. RIP dmr, one of the most influential computer scientists to ever live. You will be missed.
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    a sad day in computer science indeed
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    That really is sad. Shame there was nothing on the BBC News. Lots on Steve Jobs, but not a mention of dmr?
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VirtualAce View Post
    or anything to talk about on this forum.
    I know I sure wouldn't!


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    this forum
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    Quote Originally Posted by manasij7479 View Post
    This forum probably wouldn't even exist...
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    ...shudders....
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    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!...
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    Not the greatest of pioneers in my opinion, but nevertheless...
    Rest in peace. At least you created something positive in the world.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elysia View Post
    Not the greatest of pioneers in my opinion, but nevertheless...
    Rest in peace. At least you created something positive in the world.
    Ever the iconoclast, huh?

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    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?
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    RIP Dennis.
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by idelovski
    Wikipedia states he died 5 days ago!?!
    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.
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