On 15/10/2011 13:26, Matt Harrison wrote: > On 15/10/2011 12:33, luis jure wrote: >> >> hello boys [1], >> >> i know i don't participate much on this list, but this does not mean that >> i don't try to follow most of the threads (not all of them, i admit). >> >> i realized just now that no one has commented on the news of the recent >> death of dennis ritchie. considering that his contributions to the >> development of computational technologies were not only paramount, but >> affect all of us in a very direct way, i think we could somehow compensate >> for the lack of echo of these news in the media, by dedicating some time >> to celebrate his memory and express our gratitude. > > I agree, > > I have spent the last few hours trying to explain his work to the folks > here who were so saddened by Steve Jobs passing. While it is very sad on > both counts, I am getting annoyed by the opinion that "Richie might have > helped popularise C, but SJ invented the iPhone...which is 10x more useful". > > I swear I'm dealing with a bunch of cretins here :P >
I think I might have understated his part in C, sorry. Trying to do too many things at once :(
