An Interview with Brian Kernighan from the PC Report Romaniahttp://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mihaib/kernighan-interview/.
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Do what you think is interesting, do something that you think is fun and worthwhile, because otherwise you won't do it well anyway.
— Brian Kernighan
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About Brian Kernighan
Brian Wilson Kernighan (born January 1, 1942) is a computer scientist who worked at the Bell Labs and contributed to the design of the pioneering AWK and AMPL programming languages. He is most well-known for his co-authorship, with Dennis Ritchie, of the first book on the C programming language.
About Brian Kernighan
Brian Wilson Kernighan (born January 1, 1942) is a computer scientist who worked at the Bell Labs and contributed to the design of the pioneering AWK and AMPL programming languages. He is most well-known for his co-authorship, with Dennis Ritchie, of the first book on the C programming language.
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