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Title: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 10/13/2011, 10:24 AM
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/business-of-it/2011/10/13/dennis-ritchie-creator-of-unix-and-c-dies-40094176/


Crap.

This is the kind of death worth being upset about.

Long live C.
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: JoshTurboTrollX on 10/13/2011, 10:30 AM
wow, this really is crappy news.  I had just dug out a bunch of old school projects to mess around with last night using Mono (http://mono-framework.com/Start) in Mint.

I half remember C#, but am totally clueless when it comes to C++ and before.  Time to self teach during my free time.......
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 10/13/2011, 11:01 AM
Yeah, I wonder if he died on purpose so he could go find Jobs ghost and punch him in the cock.

"THATS FOR MAKING UNIX A HIPSTER DISASTER"

mwahhaah
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: hoobs88 on 10/13/2011, 02:15 PM
Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 10/13/2011, 11:01 AMYeah, I wonder if he died on purpose so he could go find Jobs ghost and punch him in the cock.
Quote of the day!  =D>
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: MotherGunner on 10/13/2011, 02:19 PM
Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 10/13/2011, 11:01 AMYeah, I wonder if he died on purpose so he could go find Jobs ghost and punch him in the cock.

"THATS FOR MAKING UNIX A HIPSTER DISASTER"

mwahhaah
GD!!  I almost choked on my drink!!!  Ha ha ha!
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: geise on 10/13/2011, 03:37 PM
God Damn that was funny Ark!  :lol:
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: grahf on 10/14/2011, 07:03 AM
I was sorry to hear about Dennis Ritchie, but I guess he led a full life. Here's to someone who actually did influence modern computing.
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 10/14/2011, 09:03 AM
Quote from: grahf on 10/14/2011, 07:03 AMHere's to someone who actually did influence modern computing.
Exactly.
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Opethian on 10/14/2011, 11:30 AM
damn without this man my programming classes in college would have all been FORTRAN and ADA!! RIP
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: SuperPlay on 10/16/2011, 03:47 PM
What a loss.

I used to use one of his books in college.

(https://web.archive.org/web/20100831065907im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Kr_c_prog_lang.jpg)


(Image taken from Wikipedia)
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: grahf on 10/17/2011, 07:42 AM
That has to be the most popular programming book ever. It's been out for decades, and people are still buying it and finding it useful.
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 10/17/2011, 08:42 AM
Quote from: grahf on 10/17/2011, 07:42 AMThat has to be the most popular programming book ever. It's been out for decades, and people are still buying it and finding it useful.
They publish new editions.  I have an edition from 2004 I think. 

It really is a sweet book.
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: grahf on 10/17/2011, 10:53 AM
Yeah I know. Still mostly the same though, isn't it?

Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: OldRover on 10/17/2011, 01:04 PM
It just gets updated with the new standards afaik. Believe it or not... I've never actually read it. :)
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 10/17/2011, 01:40 PM
Quote from: The Old Rover on 10/17/2011, 01:04 PMIt just gets updated with the new standards afaik. Believe it or not... I've never actually read it. :)
shame on you. 

I read the old and the new one.

and Barney Stroofstroops (that made me lol) C++ book.
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: OldRover on 10/17/2011, 02:10 PM
I learned C from another book, and the rest is experience. :)

I hate C++. :P
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 10/17/2011, 02:15 PM
C++ is alright depending what you are doing.

Then you get the gimps that use it and make a mess of all of its features because they are n00b