&gt; And even around here on Hacker News, there is a lot more press and talk about Steve Jobs&#x27;s life story than Dennis Ritchie&#x27;s life story.<p>Hacker News is -- despite the name, and predictably given its sponsorship -- rather (though not entirely!) centered on VC-funded startup culture. Steve Jobs&#x27;s accomplishments in <i>monetizing</i> technology are, in many respects, much more what that culture is focused on than Ritchie&#x27;s accomplishments in <i>developing</i> technology.