“I continue to be a pastor who speaks to the people of God about the things of God.” Quote by Jeremiah Wright
“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.” StillsLanguageStrongLevelsTypeHigherHigher LevelUsageJava Author:Dennis Ritchie
“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.” IdeasTodaySceneHarderNicheEcologicalUnix Author:Dennis Ritchie
“The True-GNU philosophy is more extreme than I care for, but it certainly laid a foundation for the current scene, as well as providing real software.” WellsRealPhilosophyCareSceneFoundationCurrentsExtremesSoftwareProvidingI Care Author:Dennis Ritchie
“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.” FirstsPersonsBookRealTogetherForceCareersPlansInfluenceMastersComputerBasesChessPhenomenonPredecessorsEndgameUnix Author:Dennis Ritchie
“I've done a reasonable amount of travelling, which I enjoyed, but not for too long at a time. I'm a home-body and get fatigued by it fairly soon, but enjoy thinking back on experiences when I've returned and then often wish I'd arranged a longer stay in the somewhat exotic place.” ThinkingLongDoneHomeBodyWishEnjoyAmountEnjoyedReasonableExoticExotic Places Author:Dennis Ritchie
“I listen to mostly-classical music, but mostly by radio - I'm not an audiophile.” RadioClassical Music Author:Dennis Ritchie
“I don't feel the pressure by outsiders. I'm not someone who's easily influenced by the public.” FeelsPressureOutsidersEasily Influenced Author:Khloe Kardashian
“For books, I don't read much fiction, but like travel essays and good pop-science.” BookFictionPopsEssays Author:Dennis Ritchie
“Ah, current music. What would that be? Ah, really, a lot of it sounds defective to me. It makes me restless.” SoundCurrentsRestlessDefective Author:Bob Dylan