Any editing, software work, and mail is done in this exported Plan 9

A program designed for inputs from people is usually stressed beyond breaking point by computer-generated inputs.

Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson. Unix was basically his, likewise C's predecessor, likewise much of the basis of Plan 9 (though Rob Pike was the real force in getting it together). And in the meantime Ken created the first computer chess master and pretty much rewrote the book on chess endgames. He is quite a phenomenon.

Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson.

For books, I don't read much fiction, but like travel essays and good pop-science.

A new release of Plan 9 happened in June, and at about the same time a new release of the Inferno system, which began here, was announced by Vita Nuova.

C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success.