Lineage of C....

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: "Mike O'Dell" <mo () ccr org>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:20:46 
To:dave () farber net
Cc:"Mike O'Dell" <mo () ccr org>
Subject: Lineage of C....


B was a pretty direct adaptation of BCPL

when C added declarations, is was much closer
to Algol-68 than PL/1

neither PL/I's syntax nor its semantics were conducive
to a clear, compact extension to the previous language.
it also required far too much typing (grin)

as for C# as compared to Java,

        "It's not better; it's certainly different."

good programming language design is High Art, and
having recently read a description of how C# came
to have (retain) all its points and sharp edges,
Gosling's design genius is only more apparent.

C# makes the same T=0 blunder as C++, only one
generation later:

        C++ kept too much of C, C# keeps too much of C++

Gosling exploited the distinct advantage of not needing to
salvage an installed base.

        cheers,
        -mo

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