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  • C is declining somewhat in usage compared to C++, and maybe Java, but perhaps even more compared to higher-level scripting languages. It's still fairly strong for the basic system-type things.

    Source: genius.cat-v.org
  • A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do

  • At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler

  • I can't recall any difficulty in making the C language definition completely open - any discussion on the matter tended to mention languages whose inventors tried to keep tight control, and consequent ill fate

  • I'm still uncertain about the language declaration syntax.

    Linux Focus Interview, www.linuxfocus.org.
  • The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.

    Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie (1988). “C Programming Language”, p.23, Prentice Hall
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Dennis Ritchie

  • Born: September 9, 1941
  • Died: October 12, 2011
  • Occupation: Computer Scientist