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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died [Locked] |
Phlegm573  Posts: 528
Registered: 2002-6-12 17:43:34
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
Jobs was good at what he did, which was definitely a lot more marketing than anything else. But he was very good at it.
The problem with UNIX wizardry is that while it might help with back-end office stuff and with 35 year old virgins, it doesn't have any *direct* impact on the average mouth-breathing Walmart shopper. Stable server environment and revolutionized inventory management? They won't ever see that. iPhone on sale for 50 bucks off? They'll definitely see that.
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Tych2  Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
tenkly posted:
I didn't mean on the outpost. I meant in general, most people don't even know wtf he is and what he's accomplished considering that without him god knows how set back we'd be in the IT world.
I never heard of him until this thread. Sounds like a helluva inventor.
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Scarne Title: Capo di Scientifico
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Registered: 2001-7-23 15:24:34
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
He was so ignored that his name wasn't even spelled properly in the subject of this thread! 
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tenkly Title: Best looking Outposter.
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
 Yeah I forgot the T. 
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Moe_Nox Title: In Moe We Trust
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
So when the amazing Mr Ritchie died and had a thread here to mourn him, our amazing Canadian Hipster missed it while fanboiing for the newest latest game release?
Color me shocked.
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tenkly Title: Best looking Outposter.
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
How do you know I even posted on the outpost that day ?!
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
Phlegm573 posted:
Jobs was good at what he did, which was definitely a lot more marketing than anything else. But he was very good at it.
The problem with UNIX wizardry is that while it might help with back-end office stuff and with 35 year old virgins, it doesn't have any *direct* impact on the average mouth-breathing Walmart shopper. Stable server environment and revolutionized inventory management? They won't ever see that. iPhone on sale for 50 bucks off? They'll definitely see that.
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eodoll Posts: 1,028
Registered: 2002-2-14 12:35:42
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
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Wow didnt even knew he had died. Its probably because he was best known as a team
Kernigan & Ritchie
Edit: inventing things is a soecial thing but productizing an invention is just as important. Steve jobs created products people use - thats worth something just as much (if not more) than the scientist who came up with the tech.
Ex. You have paint and materials nd then you have an artist that applies it to a paper and creates a painting. Both are highlights of genius.
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RHWarrior Posts: 770
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
tenkly posted:
Koneg posted:
tenkly posted:
yet no one even noticed when he died
Uhm, what?
http://vnboards.ign.com/outpost/b22180/115631063/
I didn't mean on the outpost. I meant in general, most people don't even know wtf he is and what he's accomplished considering that without him god knows how set back we'd be in the IT world.
Actually 4/5 people who alter the world in a significant way aren't much in the spotlight.
It doesn't affect much really imho.
As for Apple fluffers: "A fool and his money soon part ways."
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Jorrdan  Posts: 293
Registered: 2001-10-19 07:31:24
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Dennis Richie is(was) 10x more important than steve jobs, yet no one even noticed when he died |
Noone notices when ugly people die either.
i.e. Code is not pretty. iPads are pretty.
Steve Jobs is also prettier than Richie. His name is too.
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