On 09/22/2015 06:31 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
So, B was never actually a FORTRAN compiler, just Ken started thinking about FORTRAN grammar and within one DAY took off in a different direction. By that time (1969 or so) FORTRAN was a really old language, and considered way out of date by most universities' Comp Sci departments.
Which is why C started out with a COMPLEX data type...NOT. FORTRAN can run on a much wider variety of machines than can C.
C was nothing more than a bare step up from assembly. --Chuck
