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Re: C is best

Subject: Re: C is best
From: William Hughes
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:21:31 -0700 PDT
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c

On Apr 29, 2:34 pm, Richard Heathfield <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ricky said:
>
> > On Apr 29, 11:15 am, Richard Heathfield <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Ricky said:
>
> >> <snip>
>
> >> > If C is best because hackers (expert programmers) use it, then I would
> >> > like to stress on - Why do hackers use it :-).
>
> >> It's obvious - they use it because it's the best.
>
> > best in what terms,
>
> In whatever terms your original reply intended.
>
> > you could have added many things like: expressive,
> > fast, good low level interface, etc etc. It depends on what you are
> > trying to do.
>
> Yes. What I was trying to do was give the subject all the gravity and
> profundity of thought that it deserved, and I think I succeeded admirably.


I don't.  I think you used far too much gravity and profundity of
thought.

                                -William Hughes

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