Kernighan

"The city isn't in a position to take care of downtown the way it should be taken care of, and so the Ambassadors and benefit districts are really important," says Patricia Kernighan, an Oakland city council member representing District 2, which includes Chinatown and the benefit districts.

The New Presence on Oakland's Streets Bobby White 2010

Brian Kernighan told me he was impressed by his bredth of understanding of technology.

Who’s Smarter: Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

He could talk hardware with the electrical engineers, talk OS development with the OS guys, and talk to Kernighan about languages. —

Who’s Smarter: Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Every language has its own set of patterns and styles the original Kernighan and Ritchie book on C, known affectionately as the "K&R" book was as much about how C should look as what it did.

Dynamacism Neal Ford 2007

The revolution began in 1973, when Ritchie published his research paper on the language, and five years later, he and colleague Brian Kernighan released the definitive C book: The C Programming Language.

CNN.com 2011

"This is sort of a perfect storm of dysfunction," Oakland Councilwoman Patricia Kernighan told Reuters this week, acknowledging that she and her fellow elected officials bore some of the blame.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

Kernighan had written the early tutorials for the language, and at some point, he "twisted Dennis' arm" into writing a book with him.

CNN.com 2011

The police department sustained heavy criticism for failing to prevent vandalism, Kernighan said.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

"There's that line from Newton about standing on the shoulders of giants," says Kernighan.

CNN.com 2011

As Kernighan and Pike describe him, Ritchie was an unusually private person.

CNN.com 2011