On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Matty Sarro <msa...@gmail.com> wrote: > C (your example) was intended for very low level programming, things like > operating systems, device drivers, networking stacks, where the speed of a > compiled executable and direct access to hardware was a necessity. That's > what Dennis Ritchie wrote it for. We call it a "mid level" programming > language, or a "low level" programming language depending on who you talk > to. I'd have to say mid level because low level would be writing in assembly > or playing with a hex editor :)
Assembly is for people who write C compilers. C is for people who write language interpreters/compilers. Everyone else uses a high level language. Not 100% accurate but a reasonable rule of thumb. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
