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Computer scientist teaching at Princeton; spent three decades at Bell Labs in the group that produced Unix, C and C++, and co-authored The C Programming Language.
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AlpineSoftware
As the last representative of the dinosaur era, I read mail mostly with Alpine, which is faster and easier than any web-based system I know, and does a nice job of storing my mail locally.
His Uses This interview, on the machines and editors he works with.
2013-06-06·usesthis.com ↗
SamSoftware Rob Pike
I use Rob Pike's Sam editor most of the time – that's what I'm using right now – and vi the rest of the time, because I know it well enough that there's no need to think.
His Uses This interview, on the machines and editors he works with.
2013-06-06·usesthis.com ↗
AwkSoftware
I write really short things in Awk, and use Python for longer text processing applications.
His Uses This interview, on the machines and editors he works with.
2013-06-06·usesthis.com ↗
PythonSoftware
I write really short things in Awk, and use Python for longer text processing applications.
His Uses This interview, on the machines and editors he works with.
2013-06-06·usesthis.com ↗
iMacHardware Apple
Mostly Macs at this point. I have a 27-inch iMac at work (big screen) but with the tiny wireless keyboard; I long ago got tired of keyboards that, with wheels, could double as skateboards, so it's nice to have a little one made by a reliable manufacturer.
His Uses This interview, on the machines and editors he works with.
2013-06-06·usesthis.com ↗
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