Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Chris F.A. Johnson" Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.misc Subject: Re: [Poll] Computing favorities Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:11:24 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: newsgroups@cfaj.ca Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="cba2f32b2d41eee077d2dc75370d8345"; logging-data="21575"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/enz4Ww3tJQlQda/y5tR3yAjEubjbpwfk=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:j6B3LU8QbakvuQdgdi+3jZ6fSjk= Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:150022 comp.misc:8402 On 2015-08-19, Bill Cunningham wrote: > I just thought I'd post a poll out of curiosity about computing legends. > I think my all time favorite is Dennis Ritchie. Unixes and their descendants > all the *nixs seem to have derived from his work. And I must mention Ken > Thompson too. Unix might have been his idea. And C. That's definately > Richie. RIP Dennis. > > Anyone else have any favorites or legends to mention? Oh yes I consider > Babbage a pioneer too. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper -- Chris F.A. Johnson