Last Saturday when we were all looking the other way, one of the Titans of computer science left us. If there's anybody I would aspire to emulate, it's Dennis Ritchie. The man gave us C and Unix, and really, the entire idea of portability sprang from his lab. Every aspect of modern computing - save networking - is a descendant of his work in some way.
Bon Voyage Dennis, you were one of the great ones, and you'll always be my hero.
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