A new oral history interview with Ken Thompson

(computerhistory.org)

89 points | by oldnetguy 9 days ago ago

7 comments

  • Uhhrrr 4 days ago ago

    Hey, they cut him off before he could tell what they did after calculating a Hamiltonian as a Go constant!

    • NooneAtAll3 4 days ago ago

      go as in golang?

      • pjmlp 4 days ago ago

        Yes, the language is called Go, not Golang.

        Originally designed by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike and Ken Thompson.

      • kragen 4 days ago ago

        Presumably, since that's one of the main things he's been working on in recent decades. The third paragraph of the linked article mentions this.

      • Uhhrrr 3 days ago ago

        Yes, he was starting to talk about it at the end of the interview.

  • GeekyBear 4 days ago ago

    The long form interview series by the Computer History Museum are excellent resources.

  • Aloha 4 days ago ago

    That was just an incredible read.