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Lineage of C....
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 11:11:25 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: "Mike O'Dell" <mo () ccr org> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:20:46 To:dave () farber net Cc:"Mike O'Dell" <mo () ccr org> Subject: Lineage of C.... B was a pretty direct adaptation of BCPL when C added declarations, is was much closer to Algol-68 than PL/1 neither PL/I's syntax nor its semantics were conducive to a clear, compact extension to the previous language. it also required far too much typing (grin) as for C# as compared to Java, "It's not better; it's certainly different." good programming language design is High Art, and having recently read a description of how C# came to have (retain) all its points and sharp edges, Gosling's design genius is only more apparent. C# makes the same T=0 blunder as C++, only one generation later: C++ kept too much of C, C# keeps too much of C++ Gosling exploited the distinct advantage of not needing to salvage an installed base. cheers, -mo ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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