As an undergraduate, Rob Pike first read Brian Kernighan's book on the C programming language while home sick from classes at the University of Toronto. "I lay in bed and I read it cover to cover," ...

Brain Kernighan，加拿大计算机科学家，曾就职于贝尔实验室，目前为普林斯顿大学教授。他曾参与 Unix 的研发，也是 AMPL 与 AWK 的共同创造者之一，他和 Dennis Ritchie 共同写作了 C 语言的第一本著作《C 程序设计语言》，他是大名鼎鼎的 K & R 里面的 K，当然也是 AWK ...

Computerworld is undertaking a series of investigations into interesting programming languages. In the past we have spoken to Larry Wall, creator of the Perl programming language, Don Syme, senior ...

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If you’re on the US East Coast, you should head on over to Wall, NJ and check out the Vintage Computer Festival East. After all, [Brian Kernighan] is going to be there. Yes, that [Brian Kernighan].

Brian Kernighan, a professor of computer science, wants to help everyone, regardless of their math background, navigate the dazzling array of numbers flung around by journalists, advertisers and ...