Thanks

Recognizing the contributions of others is essential, especially when their work impacts our daily lives. This list, arranged alphabetically, highlights individuals who have played a key role in creating tools and technologies I use regularly. While it doesn’t cover everything they have accomplished, it focuses on the projects that have personally benefited me — and for which I'm deeply grateful.

NameFor
Aaron GriffinArch Linux
Agner Foglow-level optimization
Allan McRaeArch Linux
Axel Liljencrantzfish shell
Ben DeaneUsing Types Effectively
Benjamin Sagoexa
Brian KernighanUnix
Chris LattnerLLVM
Chris Wellonsnull program blog
Dennis RitchieC, Unix
Eben UptonRaspberry Pi
Fabian Boehmfish shell
Fabrice BellardFFmpeg, TCC and QEMU
Félix Cloutieronline x86 reference
Fernando BorrettiAustral
Greg Kroah-HartmanLinux
Ian Lance TaylorGo, essay on linkers
Jakob Waibellurk
Jeff GeerlingSBC reviews
John GruberMarkdown
Judd VinetArch Linux
Junio HamanoGit
Ken ThompsonGo, Unix
Kristian HøgsbergWayland
Levente PolyákArch Linux
Linus TorvaldsGit, Linux
Lunny XiaoGitea
Matt GodboltCompiler Explorer
Matt HoltCaddy
Peter Cordeslow-level optimization
Rob PikeGo
Robert GriesemerGo
Simon SerWayland
Terry DavisTempleOS, simplicity
VaxryHyprland
Zachary Yedidiaonline arm64 reference