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C will remain relevant because Linux is written in C. Accessing all the core functionality of the os (networking, files, ipc...) requires using C libraries the

C will remain relevant because Linux is written in C. Accessing all the core functionality of the os (networking, files, ipc...) requires using C libraries the os provides.

seamyb88 7y ago
Even stronger than that - C will remain relevant because Linux (or OS in general) MUST be written in C (or assembly, but good luck with that). C's flaw: memory can fail. C's (necessary) advantage for writing an OS: memory can fail.
- ptr 7y ago
  This is quite easy to refute: https://www.redox-os.org/ https://www.redox-os.org/ http://menuetos.net/ http://menuetos.net/ And what does “memory can fail” mean? Cosmic rays? Those aren’t really good for anything afaik.
ben-schaaf 7y ago
Using libc isn't a strong requirement. There's nothing stopping you from making your own syscalls for everything in the language of your choice. I recon C remains relevant because replacing what's already been written in it is a lot of work for very little benefit.
- geofft 7y ago
  Making raw syscalls directly is precisely what Go does, in fact.
  - josefx 7y ago
    I only heard about that because they ran into several issues and random crashes. Afaik the kernel just assumes it is dealing with a C style caller.