Ken Thompson

Kenneth Thompson (born February 4 1943) is a computer scientist, notable for his work on the Unix operating system.

Quotes

• "The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do anything for you."
• "One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code."
• "We have persistent objects, they're called files."
• "If you want to go somewhere, goto is the best way to get there"
• "When in doubt, use brute force"