Dennis Ritchie, who is credited with creating the C language, has passed away.
Source(s) : Rob Pike, via Herbsutter
Ritchie was one of the pioneers of computer science, and a well-deserved Turing winner for his many contributions, notably the creation of C — by far the most influential programming language in history, and still going strong today.
Source(s) : Rob Pike, via Herbsutter
