[RussP]

I don’t see the point of comparing the value of two individuals who have recently died.

I recognize Ritchie’s major contributions, and I salute him. But I also think that the C language has been inappropriately used for far more than it was ever designed for. It’s a systems language, great for operating systems, compilers, and such, but a terrible choice for most applications. As Nancy Leveveson of MIT said, it is one of the most error-prone languages ever designed.

[JRandomFreeper]

But I also think that the C language has been inappropriately used for far more than it was ever designed for. It’s a systems language, great for operating systems, compilers, and such, but a terrible choice for most applications

Unless you want them to run really, really fast.

C is ok for OSs and for apps.

Nancy needs to get over her inability to put a ' or ; or ` where it goes. :)

It is hateful to idiots.

/johnny

[MarkL]

As Nancy Leveveson of MIT said, it is one of the most error-prone languages ever designed.

It's NOT error prone... It simply assumes that the programmer REALLY wants to do what you told it to do. I learned C out of the 1st edition of the "White Book." Back before the ANSI standard and sissy features foisted on the users of other languages, like type checking and boundary checking on arrays: You must have had a reason to write to the 3000th element of that 10 element array!

Mark

[GingisK]

As Nancy Leveveson of MIT said, it is one of the most error-prone languages ever designed.

Spohen by someone who must have made a lot of mistakes. ;-D

I have used 'c' in everything from operating systems to applications. It is a wonderful language that "enables" everything one does. The more restrictive languages are reserved for those with less talent.