UGU Unix Guru Universe
For Unix Admins, By Unix Admins
Follow ugucom on Twitter      Search  in 
Home
BEGINNERS & USERS

Events

Internet
 
 Linux
BEGINNERS & USERS
Software
Linux Vendors
Usenet NewsGroups
Books & Publications
 
 Shop
Cool Admin Gifts!
Gadgets
T-Shirts
Books
 
 Unix Guru Universe
About
Add Link
Feedback
 
 
UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Ken Thompson - Home : Unix Contributors
Ken Thompson

Contribution - (Full Bio)

Kenneth Thompson (born February 4, 1943) is a computer scientist, notable for his work on the Unix operating system.

Thompson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He received a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree, both in electrical engineering, from the University of California, Berkeley.

In 1969, while at Bell Labs, Thompson and Dennis Ritchie were the principal creators of the Unix operating system. Thompson also wrote the B programming language, a precursor to Dennis Ritchie's C programming language, currently one of the world's most commonly used programming languages. In addition, while writing the Multics operating system, he created the Bon programming language. He also wrote the original standard Unix editor, ed, which was descended from an earlier editor, QED.

Quotes
   * "The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do anything for you."
   * "One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code."
   * "We have persistent objects, they're called files."
   * "If you want to go somewhere, goto is the best way to get there"
   * "When in doubt, use brute force"
    Quoted from Wikipedia

Related Links
Home Page of Ken Thompson
Unix and Beyond: An Interview with Ken Thompson
Wikipedia

Why is the picture on a Playing Card

 
Copyright 1994-2024 Unix Guru Universe