# 'C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success' — Quote of the day by the creator of the programming language Dennis Ritchie

> First released in 1972, the general-purpose programming language C is one of the most important in the history of computing and underpins many of the modern systems that we use daily.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/c-is-quirky-flawed-and-an-enormous-success-quote-of-the-day-by-the-creator-of-the-programming-language-dennis-ritchie?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7d0dfdadf27c99287ff2ed)
- **Published:** 2026-08-13
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #windows
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