Re: "core C"

From	Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: "core C"
Date	2015-07-01 08:45 +1200
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David Brown wrote:
> On 30/06/15 17:28, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
>
>> I don't anticipate this language being used for microcontrollers,
>> by the way.  I anticipate it being used by people on desktop
>> machines, mobile devices, and other personal devices.
>
> I believe a substantial proportion, perhaps more than 50%, of all C code
> written today is for microcontrollers rather than PC's.  On the desktop
> and PC world, there are many languages in use for different purposes,
> and C is very much a minority choice for special cases such as low-level
> code, OS code, and libraries where speed is a high priority.  On
> microcontrollers, C dominates (though C++ use is increasing).

I would have put the proportion of C code written today for 
microcontrollers at >75%.

> Trying to move forward with C but ignoring microcontrollers is almost
> entirely pointless.

I would drop "almost"...

-- 
Ian Collins

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"core C" Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-06-30 08:38 +0200
  Re: "core C" jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2015-06-30 07:54 +0000
    Re: "core C" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-06-30 02:55 -0700
    Re: "core C" Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-06-30 17:31 +0200
      Re: "core C" Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-06-30 18:15 +0200
        Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 12:19 -0700
  Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 04:27 -0700
    Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 04:48 -0700
      Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-30 13:07 +0100
        Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 05:15 -0700
    Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-30 13:02 +0100
      Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 05:13 -0700
        Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-30 13:58 +0100
          Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 06:11 -0700
            Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-30 15:11 +0100
              Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 07:50 -0700
                Re: "core C" Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2015-06-30 17:24 +0200
                Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-06-30 17:44 +0100
                Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 10:04 -0700
                Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-01 11:46 +0100
                Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-07-01 04:40 -0700
                Re: "core C" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-01 08:05 -0700
                Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-01 17:01 +0100
                Re: "core C" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-01 10:56 -0700
                Re: "core C" BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-04 12:59 -0500
                Re: "core C" Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-07-04 20:25 +0100
                Re: "core C" BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-04 20:56 -0500
        Re: "core C" Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-30 14:17 +0100
    Re: "core C" Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-30 14:03 +0100
      Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 06:16 -0700
    Re: "core C" David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-30 15:46 +0200
      Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 07:54 -0700
      Re: "core C" Steve Thompson <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2015-07-03 12:25 +0000
    Re: "core C" jt@toerring.de (Jens Thoms Toerring) - 2015-07-01 15:04 +0000
      Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-07-01 08:12 -0700
    Re: "core C" BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-04 10:36 -0500
  Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 04:41 -0700
    Re: "core C" Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-30 14:19 +0100
      Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 06:25 -0700
        Re: "core C" Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-06-30 15:48 +0100
          Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 07:52 -0700
  Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 04:42 -0700
  Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 08:28 -0700
    Re: "core C" David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-06-30 22:28 +0200
      Re: "core C" Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-01 08:45 +1200
        Re: "core C" "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2015-06-30 13:56 -0700
          Re: "core C" David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-07-01 10:27 +0200
        Re: "core C" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-06-30 14:56 -0700
          Re: "core C" Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-01 10:03 +1200
            Re: "core C" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-06-30 15:31 -0700
              Re: "core C" Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-01 10:52 +1200
                Re: "core C" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-06-30 16:58 -0700
                Re: "core C" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-06-30 17:30 -0700
                Re: "core C" David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-07-01 08:54 +0200
                Re: "core C" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-07-01 07:54 -0700
                Re: "core C" Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-07-01 09:42 -0700

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