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"C" Programming Language: Brian Kernighan - Computerphile

by: Computerphile

Publication date: 2015-08-18

Topics: Youtube, video, Education, computers, computerphile, c programming language, the c programming language, BWK, Professor Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie (Computer Scientist), brian kernighan, Unix, university of nottingham, Computer Science (Field Of Study),

C" is one of the most widely used programming languages of all time. Prof Brian Kernighan wrote the book on "C", well, co-wrote it - on a visit to the University of Nottingham we asked him how it came about. "Most Difficult Program" - Ackermann Function: http://youtu.be/i7sm9dzFtEI Computer That Changed Everything - Altair 8800: https://youtu.be/6LYRgrqJgDc Factory of Ideas - Working at Bell Labs: https://youtu.be/QFK6RG47bww More from BWK on other computer languages at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg4U4r_AgJU http://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de2Hsvxaf8M
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