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The first phase of C was - re...

The first phase of C was - really, it was two phases in short succession of, first, some language changes from B, really adding the type structure without too much change in the syntax, and doing the compiler. The second phase was slower; it all took place within a very few years, but it was a bit slower, so it seemed.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

At least for the people who s...

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 53 quotes

C was already implemented on ...

C was already implemented on several quite different machines and OSs, Unix was already being distributed on the PDP-11, but the portability of the whole system was new

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

It's true that compared with ...

It's true that compared with the scene when Unix started, today the ecological niches are fairly full, and fresh new OS ideas are harder to come by, or at least to propagate.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

For books, I don't read much ...

For books, I don't read much fiction, but like travel essays and good pop-science.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

Obviously, the person who had...

Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson. Unix was basically his, likewise C's predecessor, likewise much of the basis of Plan 9 (though Rob Pike was the real force in getting it together). And in the meantime Ken created the first computer chess master and pretty much rewrote the book on chess endgames. He is quite a phenomenon.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

I've done a reasonable amount...

I've done a reasonable amount of travelling, which I enjoyed, but not for too long at a time.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

My work was fairly theoretica...

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 53 quotes

The original version of C did...

The original version of C did not have structures. So to make tables of objects, process tables and file tables and this tables and that tables, it really was fairly painful.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

UNIX is basically a simple op...

UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

C is declining somewhat in us...

C is declining somewhat in usage compared to C++, and maybe Java, but perhaps even more compared to higher-level scripting languages. It's still fairly strong for the basic system-type things.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

C was already implemented on ...

C was already implemented on several quite different machines and OSs, Unix was already being distributed on the PDP-11, but the portability of the whole system was new.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

The kind of programming that ...

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.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

I fix things now and then, mo...

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

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

A new release of Plan 9 happe...

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 53 quotes

I can't recall any difficulty...

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 53 quotes

When I read commentary about ...

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 53 quotes

I'm just an observer of Java,...

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

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

At the same time, much of it ...

At the same time, much of it seems to have to do with recreating things we or others had already done; it seems rather derivative intellectually; is there a dearth of really new ideas?

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

My father worked for Bell Lab...

My father worked for Bell Labs. Hence, I knew very much about the place. I knew it because also he was involved with telephony.

Dennis Ritchie 53 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....