On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:05:20 -0600, Mark Post wrote: >Linux was initially written in C for whatever reason (most likely ease of >coding and availability of a compiler), initially.
And the fact that it was (initially) written by one fella holed up in his bedroom. We are all predisposed to particular favourites. > ... given the fact that IBM isn't interested in porting z/OS (including RACF > and the like) to other hardware platforms, they'd be insane to start coding > large chunks of it in C. Hard to disagree - proprietary code running on proprietary hardware using a proprietary compiler. Might be nice if they let us use that compiler though ... Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
