/prog/ - taking requests

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 17:32

I'm having dinner with Brian Kernighan in 45 minutes. Anything you guys want me to ask him

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 17:34

NO WAIIII!!!

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 17:37

what's he up to these days?

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 17:44

Why does C suck?

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 17:45

>>3
Sorry, but I could never allow myself to ask such a question.

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 17:46

>>1
Ask him to imagine, if he will, that he's in an ice cream parlour. The waiter comes up to him and says [in an italian accent]: "Aye Brian! Today we only have the two flavours of ice cream: chocalate and tutti-fruity. Whicha you like?"
Those are his only two choices, chocolate and tutti-fruity. If he doesn't know what tutti-fruity is, it literally means all the fruit.
Chocolate and tutti-fruity.

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 17:55

>>6
ಥ﹏ಥ no mint?

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 18:03

>>3
OP here...he's teaching at Princeton...messing around with stuff mostly. Recently he's been playing with a few Androids that Google gave him.

>>4
Because it was made in the 60's. He claims he had no part in writing it. just the book

>>5
not me

>>6
He'd definitely choose tuttifrutti

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 18:09

ask if C is his favourite language and if he would, if given the chance go back and write the book about a different language (including modern day languages).

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 18:14

>>9
I'd like to append to that question -- has he ever considered designing a programming language of his own? What features would a Kernighan-created lanugage have?

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 18:16

Ask him what his kids favourite programming language is (if he has kids, I guess. Pardon my ignorance)

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 18:17

Ask him to imagine, if he will, that he's at home. It's 4AM in the morning and he's on the internet. Is he:
a) Bidding for an item on eBay
b) Ordering a book on Amazon.com
or c) None of the above
If he choses c), be sure to thank him for his honesty

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 18:19

>>12
maybe he's on 4chan at 4AM, didn't you think of that?

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 18:31

>>13
Thats what the poster is implying, http://cgi.4chan.org/s/

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 20:32

Ask him whether he has read his SICP today

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 20:57

Ask him about his other car.
Then shove a cudder down his throat.

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 21:01

>>14
leah culver
http://cgi.4chan.org/s/src/1238684143565.jpg

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 21:08

>>17
HOLY CRAP THAT IS HOT

Name: Anonymous 2009-04-02 21:24

>>17
404

Name: Anonymous 2010-12-06 9:38

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Name: Anonymous 2011-02-03 7:02

Don't change these.

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