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The visible things that have come from the group have been the Plan 9 system and Inferno, but I hasten to say that the ideas and the work have come from colleagues.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Been Colleagues Come Group Hasten Ideas Inferno Plan Say System Things Visible Work

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Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Career Had Influence Ken Most Obviously Person Thompson Who

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A new release of Plan 9 happened in June, and at about the same time a new release of the Inferno system, which began here, was announced by Vita Nuova.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: About Announced Began Happened Here Inferno June New Plan Release Same Same Time System Time Which

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I can't recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open - any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors tried to keep tight control, and consequent ill fate.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Any Control Definition Difficulty Discussion Fate Ill Inventors Keep Language Languages Making Matter Mention Open Recall Tight Tried Whose

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When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: About Advice Back Commentary Crowd Developed Give Go Often Read Should Suggestions Thanks Think Where Worldwide

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I fix things now and then, more often tweak HTML and make scripts to do things.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Fix Make More Now Now And Then Often Scripts Then Things Tweak

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Any editing, software work, and mail is done in this exported Plan 9.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Any Done Editing Mail Plan Software Work

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At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: About Advice Designing For The People General How Language Learn Least Mail Me New People Send Who Write

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I'm just an observer of Java, and where Microsoft wants to go with C# is too early to tell.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Early Go Java Just Microsoft Observer Tell Too Wants Where

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My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved in real computers and programming mainly by being - well, I was interested even as I came to graduate school.

~Dennis Ritchie

Topics: Being Came Complexity Computers Even Fairly Function Functions Got Graduate Graduate School Interested Involved Mainly Particular Programming Real School Terms Theoretical Theory Well Work I Came

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: September 9th, 1941

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