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RE: Best C Program?
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Originally posted by absorbation
I mean why are schools teachings older more outdated languages when they can teach newer ways to code software
Again, I must draw attention to the fact that the two most well-known operating systems (Windows and Linux) are written more in C than any other language. The same should apply to the BSDs, which grew from Unix, which was written in C. Far from being 'outdated', C is thriving. It's even nicked a few features from C++ along the way.
I know C was last updated in the 80s, but it just goes to show how well-designed a language it is, to have required no updates in two decades.

As a language to teach high-level concepts, C doesn't cut it, I admit. But that's why there's languages such as C++, C# and Java, which have a C-like syntax. For teaching low-level though, thsese high-level languages don't cut it. C does.

At the end of the day, for high-speed programs and low-level tasks, only assembly code is practically better than C. And assembly code is a real bitch compared to C.

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Best C Program? - by .Roy on 09-07-2006 at 12:02 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by Lourix on 09-07-2006 at 12:09 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by Stigmata on 09-07-2006 at 12:19 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by MeEtc on 09-07-2006 at 12:28 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by segosa on 09-07-2006 at 02:10 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by absorbation on 09-07-2006 at 02:44 PM
RE: RE: Best C Program? - by segosa on 09-07-2006 at 06:05 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by John Anderton on 09-07-2006 at 06:14 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by absorbation on 09-07-2006 at 07:42 PM
RE: RE: Best C Program? - by andrewdodd13 on 09-08-2006 at 06:48 AM
RE: Best C Program? - by RaceProUK on 09-07-2006 at 08:40 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by Adeptus on 09-07-2006 at 09:29 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by lizard.boy on 09-07-2006 at 10:04 PM
RE: RE: Best C Program? - by segosa on 09-08-2006 at 07:46 AM
RE: Best C Program? - by absorbation on 09-08-2006 at 03:05 PM
RE: Best C Program? - by RaceProUK on 09-08-2006 at 03:34 PM


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