Course Description: 15-123 Effective Programming in C and UNIX All Semesters: 9 units This course is designed to provide a substantial exposure to the C programming language and the Unix programming ...

Features of the C language commonly used in systems programming, application to systems programming in a UNIX environment. Topics include C preprocessor macros, I/O, bit-manipulation facilities, ...

Dennis Ritchie, the software developer who brought the world the C programming language and Unix operating system, has died at the age of 70. Ritchie (known by the username “dmr”) was part of a ...

This book excerpt is from chapter 1 of The Art of UNIX Programming by Eric S. Raymond, ISBN 0131429019, copyright 2004. All rights reserved. This part of chapter 1 ...

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Computer scientist Dennis Ritchie wasn’t as famous as Steve Jobs, but his contributions to technology are at least as mammoth. Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs confirmed today that Ritchie died October 8th.

Dennis Ritchie, a computer czar who wrote the popular C programming language and helped develop the Unix operating system, has died. Ritchie, 70, was found dead on Wednesday at his home in Berkeley ...

Abstract: C is a general-purpose programming language that has proven useful for a wide variety of applications. It is the primary language of the UNIX∗ system, and is also available in several other ...

We're getting reports today that Dennis Ritchie, the man who created the C programming language and spearheaded the development of Unix, has died at the age of 70. The sad news was first reported by ...