The C programming language

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Fri Mar 10 04:39:09 2000

>In a message dated 03/09/2000 3:19:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>Hans.Franke_at_mch20.sbs.de writes:
>
>> I wouldn't consider C as anything 'grown'. maybe evolved in the
>> sense of degeneration.
>
>Hey, Hans, I don't get this. C is the most versatile, flexible, and portable
>language ever devised. It permits complete control of hardware while at the
>same time allowing elegance in program design and structure.

The key word here is "allowing" not requiring. The obfuscated C code
contest kind of invented itself.
Received on Fri Mar 10 2000 - 04:39:09 GMT