"C" Programming Language: Brian Kernighan - Computerphile

3,551
by Super User, 9 years ago
0 0
"C" is one of the most widely used programming languages of all time. Prof Brian Kernighan wrote the book on "C", well, co-wrote it - on a visit to the University of Nottingham we asked him how it came about.

"Most Difficult Program" - Ackermann Function: http://youtu.be/i7sm9dzFtEI
EXTRA BITS: COMING SOON
Computer That Changed Everything - Altair 8800: https://youtu.be/6LYRgrqJgDc
Factory of Ideas - Working at Bell Labs: https://youtu.be/QFK6RG47bww

http://www.facebook.com/computerphile
https://twitter.com/computer_phile

This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer

Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at http://www.bradyharan.com