Dennis M. Ritchie
Abstract
Can the circumstances that existed in Bell Labs that nurtured the UNIX project be produced again?
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- Reflections on software research
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Grady Gaston Early
Ritchie's Turing Award observations on the future of software research are timely and appropriate. Using the widely acclaimed UNIX operating system as a case in point, he reviews the circumstances, atmosphere, and historical accident that contributed to its development.:P Furthermore, speculating on the future, Ritchie concludes that UNIX is not a unique example of software research. Other novel ideas such as Visicalc have been successful. And, in spite of short-term profit pressures, others are likely to be.:P It is difficult, however, to imagine another project as successful as UNIX. Phrases such as "the operating system that is revolutionizing the computer revolution," and "what you don't know about UNIX can leave you out in the left field," accurately convey the importance of UNIX. Perhaps an "X" in the name is necessary to the magnitude of success enjoyed by the UNIX operating system, the Xerox copier, and Clorox bleach.
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