Father of C and UNIX, dies at 70

What a month for computer world. Another true legend of computer world, Dennis Ritchie inventor of C programming language and co-developer of UNIX operating system died at 70 after a long illness. His body was found in his New Jersey home.

Dennis Ritchie receiving the National Medal of Technology in 1999

Pretty much every fundamental computer program is being developed using C language. C language is a vital part of technology world and the importance of UNIX and its derivatives is clear for every computer scientist.

UNIX is written in C and Internet was - and still is - built on UNIX. Today, UNIX and its derivatives - which are the most dependable operating systems - are running the most important components of Internet.

Yes, we lost another legend, but his heritage: C and UNIX will live forever and he will always be remembered and honored.

Read more about him here.