In addition to C, the pioneering computer scientist made significant contributions to Unix and received many awards honoring his work. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been ...

Less heralded in his passing than Steve Jobs, Dennis Ritchie had as far-reaching an impact on the computer industry as anyone. Co-creator of both the Unix operating system and the C programming ...

If you thought that C is the kind of language that only 60-year-old white men know, think again. Yeah, it’s the dinosaur among today’s programming languages. But it’s still alive and kicking in more ...