UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.
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Likewise, C managed to escape its original close ties with Unix as a useful tool for writing applications in different environments.Dennis Ritchie
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
Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson.
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I'm just an observer of Java, and where Microsoft wants to go with C# is too early to tell.
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The kind of programming that C provides will probably remain similar absolutely or slowly decline in usage, but relatively, JavaScript or its variants, or XML, will continue to become more central.
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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.
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