Brian Kernighan discussed the little languages of Unix and how it works well with other programming languages while Bjarne Stroustrup focused on the journey from C to C++ and its value. Tom Van Cutsem, Lieven Trappeniers and Lode Hoste of Nokia Bell Labs discussed new computational tools being created using Augmented/Artificial intelligence and machine learning that are transforming software development.

We commemorated Unix’s anniversary with the Unix50 event, a twoday celebration that reflected on Unix’s past and explored the future of computing. Speakers and panelists included many of the original team that built Unix and designed the C programming language, as well as luminaries in the fields of computing and robotics. The event also featured a gallery of Unix artifacts, a coding challenge that required students to program robots to navigate the industrial spaces of the future, and numerous other activities drawing on Unix’s rich and colorful history at Bell Labs.

Learn more: https://www.belllabs.com/unix50/