On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Greg Comeau <com...@panix.com> wrote:
> In article <3096bd910909020751o12086713m4291e2f1b77da...@mail.gmail.com>, > Rodolfo kix <k...@kix.es> wrote: > >On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM, ron minnich<rminn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Q: "Will C continue to be important into the future?" > >> (Dave Kirk, Nvidia)A: "No, I think C will die like Fortran has" > > > >I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, > >and possibly program, of all time. > >(Bill Gates, OS/2 Programmers Guide, November 1987) > > > >... we are all human ... > > > >:-) > > When push comes the shove, these are probably both said in the > same spirit (I doubt Kirk feels C will die, nor Gates that > OS/2 was such (nor that MS products have no bugs)).... > If I recall correctly, conspiracy theorists might even claim that Microsoft was singing the praises of OS/2 while simultaneously putting more effort into NT. Note that Microsoft was working on OS/2 for IBM at the time, and probably consciously chose to make NT win that battle. I'm not saying that's what happened, I'm saying others *have* said so. > -- > Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! > Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout > World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. > Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it? > >
