Dennis Ritchie Day 301
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samzenpus
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from the celebrate-the-C dept.
mikejuk writes "Today we celebrate Dennis Ritchie Day, an idea proposed by Tim O'Reilly. Ritchie, who died earlier this month, made contributions to computing that are so deeply woven into the fabric that they impact us all. We now have to remark on the elephant in the room. If Dennis Ritchie hadn't died just after Steve Jobs, there would probably have been no suggestion of a day to mark his achievements. We have to admit that it is largely a response to the perhaps over-reaction to Steve Jobs which highlighted the inequality in the public recognition of the people who really make their world work."
Re:Happy DMR Day! (Score:5, Interesting)
Maybe he was a big fan of Chrismas Eve?
(Oct 30 = Dec24)