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A new oral history interview with Ken Thompson(computerhistory.org)
89 points by oldnetguy 9 days ago | 7 comments
  • Uhhrrr4 days ago

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

    • NooneAtAll34 days ago |parent

      go as in golang?

      • pjmlp4 days ago |parent

        Yes, the language is called Go, not Golang.

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

      • kragen4 days ago |parent

        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.

      • Uhhrrr3 days ago |parent

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

  • GeekyBear3 days ago

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

  • Aloha3 days ago

    That was just an incredible read.