'C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success' — Quote of the day by the creator of the programming language Dennis Ritchie

Dennis Ritchie.

First released in 1972, the general-purpose programming language C is one of the most important in the history of computing and underpins many of the modern systems that we use daily. Its creator, the late Dennis Ritchie, laid the foundations for much of the world's technical infrastructure in his early work, and C was a major element of his contribution.

Laying foundations