Dennis Ritchie definitely was one of the greats. He died within a week of Steve Jobs and that's typical. Of course nobody times their death but with Ritchie always being the infrastructure guy and Jobs very much being the user experience guy it is no miracle that the press all but missed the passing of this wonderful man.
2011 was a sad year. Way too many big names gone forever.
Beautiful. I must admit I often find myself wishing I grew up in the era of MUDs and newsgroups. Sometimes it seems like the days of the "samurai" are over.
Dennis Ritchie definitely was one of the greats. He died within a week of Steve Jobs and that's typical. Of course nobody times their death but with Ritchie always being the infrastructure guy and Jobs very much being the user experience guy it is no miracle that the press all but missed the passing of this wonderful man.
2011 was a sad year. Way too many big names gone forever.