well one is good at selling stuff including himself
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Tiger_Man_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 months ago
boonhet@lemm.ee 3 months ago
My crusaing teenage ass posted this in 2011 on social media. Nobody cared lol
BJ_and_the_bear@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Fact of the matter is way more people know who Steve Jobs is compared to Dennis Ritchie, so it’s no wonder his death garnered way more attention too. But the sentiment still stands IMO
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I highly doubt the consequences of Dennis Richie not existing. Yes, his work was foundational, but he didn’t do it on his own, and if he wasn’t around, someone else would’ve filled in.
The same is true for Steve Jobs. In fact, most of his contribution was being a jerk to people so his ideas won. He had a clear vision, but his internal implementation was… iffy.
Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Not to mention the actual pioneer of generic-text languages, the inventor of the compiler, Grace Hopper.
www.biography.com/scientist/grace-hopper
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 months ago
She was on Letterman. youtu.be/oE2uls6iIEU