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It also became popular because in the 1980s it was a way of wringing decent performance out of x86 machines (then becoming popular) without having to write ever

by adamc 5y ago

It also became popular because in the 1980s it was a way of wringing decent performance out of x86 machines (then becoming popular) without having to write everything in assembler.

p_l 5y ago
It wasn't unique or even super popular on that front, at least not everywhere. In fact, in some places, Borland's Turbo Pascal was the king, with C second. C domination really was linked more to network effects in my experience.
- adamc 5y ago
  It didn't have to be unique to be a major force.