“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
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