[clug] 'Wired' on Dennis Ritchie

[steve jenkin]

Best article I've seen on dmr.

<http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/10/thedennisritchieeffect>

“It’s really hard to overstate how much of the modern information
economy is built on the work Dennis did.” [Rob Pike]

“There’s that line from Newton about standing on the shoulders of
giants,” says [Brian] Kernighan. “We’re all standing on Dennis’ shoulders.”

-- 
Steve Jenkin, Info Tech, Systems and Design Specialist.
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