[mdlug] [OT] Dennis Ritchie has died

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Michael Corral
> 
> The creator of the C programming language and co-author of the
> legendary "K&R" C book has died, according to his long-time
> collaborator Rob Pike:
>
<https://plus.google.com/u/2/101960720994009339267/posts/ENuEDDYfvKP?hl=
en>
> 
> Now this is someone whose death I will mourn.

 Indeed. Even today, it is surprisingly hard to identify anything in the
design or implementation of C that's an actual mistake. There are a few
things that might have been done differently today... but considering
they were working with 1970's-level tech, they were remarkably
forward-thinking.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                   (313) 227-2317

    "One of the main reasons for the downfall of the Roman
  Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way to indicate
 successful termination of their C programs." - Robert Firth

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