Author: Ken Thompson

Quotes

It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas.

It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas.

- Ken Thompson

I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.

I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.

- Ken Thompson

On the one hand, the press, television, and movies make heroes of vandals by calling them whiz kids.

On the one hand, the press, television, and movies make heroes of vandals by calling them whiz kids.

- Ken Thompson

In fact, we started off with two or three different shells and the shell had life of its own.

In fact, we started off with two or three different shells and the shell had life of its own.

- Ken Thompson

You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself.

You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself.

- Ken Thompson

That brings me to Dennis Ritchie. Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty.

That brings me to Dennis Ritchie. Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty.

- Ken Thompson

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