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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Linus Torvalds prepares to move the Linux kernel to modern C
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On 2/28/2022 7:29 PM, rthiebaud wrote:
> On 2/28/22 20:26, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 2/28/2022 11:44 AM, Bonita Montero wrote:
>>> Am 28.02.2022 um 17:43 schrieb Amine Moulay Ramdane:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Linus Torvalds prepares to move the Linux kernel to modern C
>>>>
>>>> The Linux kernel's foundation is the ancient C89 standard of C. Now, 
>>>> Torvalds has decided to upgrade to 2011's more modern C11 standard.
>>>>
>>>> Read more here:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-prepares-to-move-the-linux-kernel-to-modern-c/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1oF1ysACG28YRYJnnYlt7oCzfRhXSUePOKd4xsycb3F8GGwxIfeAXZI8Y 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Amine Moulay Ramdane.
>>>
>>> C isn't a modern language, no matter which standard.
>>
>> Sorry but you are wrong.  There is more C code running out there than 
>> anything else.  Just about every real time system is running C.  Linux 
>> is totally written in C code.  All engine management systems are 
>> running C.  Etc, etc, etc.
>>
>> Lynn
> 
> How does the number of lines of C running compare to the number of lines 
> of Cobol running?

Not even close, C big time the winner.

Every single vehicle running in the USA has several cpus running 20 
million to 30 million lines of C code.

Every single Android cell phone has a Linux operating system written in 
C.  Every single Apple cell phone has an iOS operating system written in C.

All Microsoft operating systems are written in C.  All Apple PC 
operating systems are written in C.  Linux is written in C.  Unix is 
written in C.  Etc, etc, etc.

Lynn