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Five Facts about Dennis Richie – The Inventor of C Language

Dennis Ritchie was a renowned American computer scientist. He is best remembered for creating the “C” computer  programming language  and his contributions to the development of UNIX Operating System. Here are some Facts about Dennis Richie that will inspire you. THE CAREER AND EDUCATION OF DENNIS RITCHIE Dennis Ritchie attended Harvard and graduated with degrees in Physics and Applied Mathematics. He began working at Bell Labs in 1968. Later he went on to receive his PhD under the supervision of Patrick C. Fischer. His doctoral dissertation was titled “Program Structure and Computational Complexity.” Ritchie was best known for his work as a key figure in the development of the UNIX operating system. He also co-authored the quintessential book on C, titled “The C Programming Language.” AWARDS GIVEN TO DENNIS RITCHIE FOR HIS WORK Ritchie received several awards throughout his career. In 1983, he received a Turing award for his work on the UNIX operating system. I...

Best websites to learn Programming

1 –  The New Boston Video Tutorials C, C++, HTML, Javascript. Practically every language you could think of. Difficulty: Easy. The New Boston  is an organizational learning site. If you are interested in mainstream programming, like C, C++, along with web technologies like HTML and Javascript, then this site is probably your thing. It offers video tutorials on various topics like Python, computer game development, iPhone development, Photoshop and so on. Each topic is covered by around fifty to hundred easy-to-understand videos lasting for seven to fifteen minutes each. Tremendous amount of content here. URL :  https://www.thenewboston.org 2 –  Codecademy Hands-on Exercises Web technologies – HTML, Javascript, CSS, Python, Ruby, PHP. Difficulty: Easy If you are a beginner and want to start with the basics of web technologies, Codecademy is the site for you. Codecademy offers easy -to-understand tutorials which you can schedule according to your l...

Top Programming Languages & Their Creators

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