Dennis Ritchie

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was an American computer scientist. He created, together with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system, C programming language, and B programming language.

Back to Pioneers →

Source: Wikipedia · Image: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

ASKMECODE

Code smarter — programming tutorials, developer tools, and the concepts every engineer should know.

Get new guides by emailOccasional emails. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

InformationAbout Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Service Disclaimer Affiliate Disclosure Cookie Policy

Every species, image, fact, and figure is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, used under public-domain and Creative Commons licenses. No content is AI-generated.