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Title: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan on October 13, 2011, 03:24:08 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: _joshuaTurbo on October 13, 2011, 03:30:44 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 on October 13, 2011, 04:01:34 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 October 13, 2011, 07:15:09 AM: Quote from: Arkhan on October 13, 2011, 04:01:34 AM
Yeah, I wonder if he died on purpose so he could go find Jobs ghost and punch him in the cock.

Quote of the day! :clap:
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: MotherGunner on October 13, 2011, 07:19:02 AM: Quote from: Arkhan on October 13, 2011, 04:01:34 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

GD!! I almost choked on my drink!!! Ha ha ha!
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: geise on October 13, 2011, 08:37:37 AM: God Damn that was funny Ark! :lol:
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: grahf on October 14, 2011, 12:03:51 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 on October 14, 2011, 02:03:02 AM: Quote from: grahf on October 14, 2011, 12:03:51 AM
Here's to someone who actually did influence modern computing.

Exactly.
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Opethian on October 14, 2011, 04:30:55 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 October 16, 2011, 08:47:01 AM: What a loss.

I used to use one of his books in college.

(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 October 17, 2011, 12:42:00 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 on October 17, 2011, 01:42:59 AM: Quote from: grahf on October 17, 2011, 12:42:00 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.

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 October 17, 2011, 03:53:33 AM: Yeah I know. Still mostly the same though, isn't it?
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: nodtveidt on October 17, 2011, 06:04:59 AM: 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 on October 17, 2011, 06:40:48 AM: Quote from: The Old Rover on October 17, 2011, 06:04:59 AM
It 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: nodtveidt on October 17, 2011, 07:10:50 AM: I learned C from another book, and the rest is experience. :)

I hate C++. :P
Title: Re: Dennis Ritchie: RIP
Post by: Arkhan on October 17, 2011, 07:15:10 AM: 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