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stevelosh
I love the `return 0;`. Something sad has happened, but it's not the end of the world and everyone continues on.
breadbox
True enough. It's not an error; it's expected behavior.
JoshTriplett
Not quite: it's expected behavior, but still an error. In the logic of a testsuite, it's an XFAIL.
azelfrath
I think "return -1;" would have been appropriate =(

But seriously, this page actually brought a tear to my eye. It's like all the C code in the world right now feels a little less cheerful...

EDIT: But yes, there is something oddly inspiring about the world just moving on.

someone13
Personally, I would rather an ENOENT error. Seems ... fitting, somehow.

Well, either that or the Windows error STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND.

jerf
I interpreted it as returning "success". In a more global context than just the program at hand.
alperakgun
Having read K & R long time ago, and enjoyed the concise book, it is a sad day. All C programs in the world must be returning success today.
watmough
It may be concise, but it is incredibly dense. I'm not sure there's a unnecessary word, let alone paragraph.

It definitely rewards persistent study, I've been programming for years, and I still learn something every single time I dip into it.

adgar
I know it's kinda tasteless, but `puts` is more appropriate.
breadbox
Maybe, but printf() is the function used in the original hello-world program on p.6 of K&R.
ineedtosleep
RIP, Dennis Ritchie.

I love that the tribute code is short, concise and has enormous meaning.

foenix
Man, I was just diving into C this week with Shaw's learn C the hard way and K & R (I'm beginning to wrap my head around pointers. Quite beautiful, really).

This snippet made me tear up. RIP, Dennis Ritchie.

rhdoenges
Something about C saying that is incredibly depressing. I cried.
oracuk
I know change happens, maybe it's a function of my age but this increasingly feels like I am living in a different world to the one I started my career in. Interestingly it's no the technology that that feels different, it's the loss of people and companies that shaped the older world.
jmagar
This marks the end of all my "Hello World!" first programs; replaced by "goodbye, dad\n"
bgarbiak
I'm going back to this page almost every hour today and every time I get to "goodbye, dad\n" part I'm getting emotional... Excellent homage.
nicks22
Legends like DMR don't die, they just gosub without return