“If memory serves me right, C was created by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs in the early 1970s as an augmented version of Ken Thompson’s B programming language.”
Seems like we are well past due for the release of D. What’s the hold up?
Arguments over whether it should be called "D" or "P".
Before "B" there was "BCPL" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCPL
The original "Hello, world!" program was written in BCPL. BCPL influenced B, which in turn influenced C.