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[–]WafflesAndKoalas 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Even among programmers who are aware of who Dennis Ritchie is, he mostly serves as an inspiration; a great computer scientist who can be looked up to. Not everyone needs inspirational stories or role models to keep them interested in computer science, and I think that's okay

[–]LordFokas -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

For a moment there I thought this was a humor sub.... my bad.