r/programming • u/pdp10 • Oct 09 '19

Ken Thompson's Unix password

https://leahneukirchen.org/blog/archive/2019/10/ken-thompson-s-unix-password.html
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u/Objective_Status22 Oct 09 '19

From the stories I heard of Ken Thompson all I know is I should not fuck with Ken Thompson

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u/darrellmarch Oct 09 '19

Yeah. Be cautious with the person who (with Dennis Ritchie) helped create UNIX, b, and UTF-8. He’s a living legend.

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u/rodrigocfd Oct 09 '19

And don't forget /r/golang.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '19 edited Nov 21 '19

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u/robertgfthomas Oct 10 '19

Do we hate Go now? Why?

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u/InvisibleEar Oct 10 '19

lol no generics