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Re: Future of C

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Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Future of C
Date 2018-03-08 11:55 -0400
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On 08/03/2018 14:28, Malcolm McLean wrote:
> I've been asked to give a talk on "The New Age". Quite a broad brief. Where do people think the C language is going in the next 20 years or so, in terms which will make sense to a general university audience - educated but mostly non-programmers?
>
> For example will the language be confined to its stronghold in small
> embedded devices and OS kernels, or will it continue to power most of
> the algorithms which underlie daily consumer computing?

You just need to tell them to use a tool that can do the job;  they 
should not think in terms of any particular programming language. 
Languages can come and go but programming as a profession remains 
static.  Tools change.  C has become Cobol of the 21st century. There 
are people who are spending hours using it but the fact of the matter is 
new languages like C#, Python and TypeScript are widely used these days 
because most of the Apps run on the web or about to run on the web.  
Desktop Apps are in the wane.  Storage is in the cloud or on the network 
so you need new tools for those type of work.  C has NOT changed at all 
since it was first brought to the attention of users;  The new standards 
have added something but the overall concept hasn't changed.  C++ and C# 
brought something new on the table and so languages like Turbo Pascal 
and/or Delphi are almost dead as well.  They are used by hard core 
fanatics but like Cobol they are not used for creating real "state of 
the art" applications.



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Future of C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 06:28 -0800
  Re: Future of C "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 22:48 +0800
  Re: Future of C Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2018-03-08 09:53 -0500
  Re: Future of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-03-08 15:02 +0000
    Re: Future of C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 07:32 -0800
      Re: Future of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-03-08 16:41 +0000
      Re: Future of C Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-03-08 17:02 +0000
    Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-15 01:54 -0700
  Re: Future of C Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2018-03-08 11:55 -0400
    Re: Future of C "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-03-08 12:15 -0800
      Re: Future of C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2018-03-12 11:34 +0100
        Re: Future of C "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-03-12 13:17 -0700
    Re: Future of C GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2018-03-10 18:00 +0100
      Re: Future of C Real Troll <Real.Troll@Trolls.com> - 2018-03-10 17:25 -0400
        Re: Future of C GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 00:03 +0100
          Re: Future of C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-03-10 16:52 -0800
            Re: Future of C Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-03-10 23:41 -0600
              Re: Future of C GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 16:15 +0100
                Re: Future of C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 14:31 -0700
                Re: Future of C Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 21:50 +0000
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-11 15:02 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 17:48 -0700
                Re: Future of C Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-03-12 22:25 +0100
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 16:18 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-12 16:24 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-12 23:55 +0000
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 17:14 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-12 18:29 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-13 07:58 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 17:05 +0100
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-13 09:38 -0700
                Re: Future of C Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2018-03-13 21:51 +0000
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-13 15:06 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-14 12:22 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-12 18:24 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-13 01:40 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 17:11 +0100
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 17:06 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-13 09:38 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 16:58 +0100
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-12 17:01 -0700
                Re: Future of C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-03-13 12:25 +1300
                Re: Future of C Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-03-13 10:19 +0100
                Re: Future of C jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-03-13 07:45 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-13 16:15 +0000
                Re: Future of C jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-03-13 10:20 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-13 17:45 +0000
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-13 11:51 -0700
                Re: Future of C Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-03-13 21:12 +0100
                Re: Future of C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-03-17 10:11 -0700
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-18 05:21 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 17:16 +0100
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-13 18:05 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 21:28 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-13 13:39 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 21:57 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-13 14:26 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-14 12:23 +0100
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-13 21:22 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-14 13:02 +0100
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-14 08:48 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-14 17:02 +0100
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-14 17:09 +0000
                Re: Future of C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2018-03-14 10:18 -0700
                Re: Future of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-03-14 20:04 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-14 21:46 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-14 14:03 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 09:22 +0100
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-14 14:55 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 09:36 +0100
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 07:55 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-16 00:19 +0100
                Re: Future of C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-15 13:53 +0000
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-14 11:37 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-14 12:12 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-14 13:04 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-14 13:37 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-14 14:16 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-14 15:27 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-14 15:50 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-14 17:09 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-14 20:18 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 10:25 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 11:27 -0700
                Re: Future of C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-15 19:42 +0000
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-15 22:03 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 12:54 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 14:31 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 15:27 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 15:47 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 16:05 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-16 08:19 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-16 10:23 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-16 17:21 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-16 18:37 -0700
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-16 21:25 -0700
                Re: Future of C Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-03-17 10:50 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 11:12 +0100
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-15 03:28 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 10:57 +0100
                Re: Future of C William Ahern <william@25thandClement.com> - 2018-03-15 04:06 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 13:35 +0100
                Re: Future of C Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-03-15 05:47 -0700
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 08:25 -0700
                Re: Future of C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-15 16:14 +0000
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 09:56 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 10:45 -0700
                Re: Future of C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-15 18:15 +0000
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-15 11:22 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 12:38 -0700
                Re: Future of C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-15 20:46 +0000
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 15:14 -0700
                Re: Future of C William Ahern <william@25thandClement.com> - 2018-03-15 22:56 -0700
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-16 00:39 -0700
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 10:35 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-16 00:36 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-15 10:40 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-16 00:26 +0100
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 10:36 +0100
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-15 14:43 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 16:03 +0100
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-15 09:46 -0700
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 09:45 +0100
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-14 17:35 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-15 11:25 +0100
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-15 14:57 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-16 00:45 +0100
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-16 00:34 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-16 09:29 +0100
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-16 01:42 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-16 11:40 +0000
                Re: Future of C Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-16 05:03 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-16 01:36 +0000
                Re: Future of C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-13 14:24 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-13 20:40 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 22:12 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-13 14:36 -0700
                Re: Future of C bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-03-13 22:25 +0000
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-13 15:54 -0700
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                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-14 13:30 +0100
                Re: Future of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-03-14 01:02 +0000
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-14 10:04 -0700
                Re: Future of C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-03-14 18:32 +0000
                Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-14 13:22 +0100
                Re: Future of C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-14 10:45 -0700
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                Re: Future of C Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-03-13 10:08 +0100
                Re: Future of C GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2018-03-13 13:17 +0100
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          Re: Future of C Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-03-10 23:44 -0600
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            Re: Future of C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-13 17:25 +0100
              Re: Future of C Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-03-13 09:40 -0700
        Re: Future of C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2018-03-12 11:45 +0100
        Re: Future of C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-12 16:01 +0000
          Re: Future of C jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-03-12 09:25 -0700
            Re: Future of C scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-03-12 17:31 +0000
              Re: Future of C jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-03-12 10:59 -0700
      Re: Future of C jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2018-03-12 11:44 +0100
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  Re: Future of C Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 09:31 -0800
    Re: Future of C Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2018-03-08 13:46 -0500
      Re: Future of C Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-03-08 12:26 -0800
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  Re: Future of C Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-03-08 18:56 -0600
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  Re: Future of C Davs <johndemeert0@gmail.com> - 2018-03-11 17:48 -0700
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