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Re: 50 years of C

From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: 50 years of C
Date 2020-12-25 00:41 +0000
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fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> writes:

> czwartek, 24 grudnia 2020 o 22:09:54 UTC+1 Ben Bacarisse napisał(a):
>> fir <profes...@gmail.com> writes: 
>> 
>> > czwartek, 24 grudnia 2020 o 15:59:59 UTC+1 Ben Bacarisse napisał(a): 
>> >> fir <profes...@gmail.com> writes: 
>> >> 
>> >> > also if someone opt for 1972 look at b code (may be this on wikipedia 
>> >> > page on b) and see it got almost all ..some say c added char int float 
>> >> > types (which is important but relatively not such big change, just 
>> >> > some good and important extension, structure type nad maybe yet 
>> >> > something but not so much important - soimo the language was born 
>> >> > where B was born, C was rather an extesion) so for me 1st january 1970 
>> >> > is quite suitable date 
>> >> B is very similar to BCPL, its main inspiration. C is a significant 
>> >> departure from both. I don't think it makes sense to say C was born 
>> >> when B was born. I say this is a one of the few people here (I'm 
>> >> guessing) who has written both B and BCPL programs for real. C is/was a 
>> >> very different language. 
>> >> 
>> > extreme bulshit you say 
>> > do you seem b codes and bcpl codes?
>> I don't know what you are saying. If you mean you think I'm, talking 
>> bullshit then that's fine -- we can just leave it at that. 
>> 
> you shouldnt as there is a tradition on usenet to point upt if someone
> spread bulshit/false information (but besides that i also dont feel
> any need to talk on it)

I am happy to explain anything that you think is bullshit, but you'd
need to say what.  I made only four statements (apart from one about my
life which you can't reasonably dispute).  It can't be hard to point out
which ones you are doubting.

-- 
Ben.

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50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-22 14:16 -0800
  Re: 50 years of C John McCue <jmccue@obsd2.mhome.org> - 2020-12-24 03:29 +0000
    Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-23 20:20 -0800
      Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-23 20:33 -0800
        Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-23 20:47 -0800
          Re: 50 years of C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 04:25 -0800
            Is it really true? (Was: 50 years of C) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-12-24 13:59 +0000
              Re: Is it really true? (Was: 50 years of C) Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-12-24 14:44 +0000
              Re: Is it really true? (Was: 50 years of C) Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2020-12-24 16:52 +0000
            Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 08:17 -0800
              Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 08:26 -0800
                Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 09:17 -0800
        Re: 50 years of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-24 14:59 +0000
          Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 08:09 -0800
            Re: 50 years of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-24 21:09 +0000
              Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 13:33 -0800
                Re: 50 years of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-25 00:41 +0000
                Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 17:46 -0800
                Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-24 18:03 -0800
                Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-25 13:29 -0800
                Re: 50 years of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-12-25 20:40 +0000
                Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-25 13:20 -0800
                Re: 50 years of C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-12-25 13:36 -0800
          Re: 50 years of C olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2020-12-24 10:32 -0600
  Re: 50 years of C olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2020-12-24 10:28 -0600

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