I wanted to avoid, special IO for terminals. Ken Thompson avoidspecialterminal Change image and share on social
The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do anything for you. Ken Thompson bighaveprogram Change image and share on social
On the one hand, the press, television, and movies make heroes of vandals by calling them whiz kids. Ken Thompson callhandhero Change image and share on social
No amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code. Ken Thompson amountcodelevel Change image and share on social
I still have a full-time day job, which is why it took me five years to write An Ear to the Ground, and why I won't have another book finished by next week. Ken Thompson bookdayear Change image and share on social
It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas. Ken Thompson developgoodidea Change image and share on social
There are no projects per se in the Computing Sciences Research Center. Ken Thompson centercomputeproject Change image and share on social
Unauthorized access to computer systems is already a serious crime in a few states and is currently being addressed in many more state legislatures as well as Congress. Ken Thompson accessaddresscomputer Change image and share on social
That brings me to Dennis Ritchie. Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty. Ken Thompson beautybringcollaboration Change image and share on social