> there are many examples of very, very long-lived C projects Of course there are, because that's the 'native' language for all Unix' and Unix-lookalikes and W

> there are many examples of very, very long-lived C projects Of course there are, because that's the 'native' language for all Unix' and Unix-lookalikes and Windows because of the Kernels in C. So, for any OS relevant for 'real' computers of the last 30 years. Had the Lisp-Machines won the battle, nobody would talk about C any more (or just to scare children like with COBOL). And don't forget about Fortran, there is some _really_ ancient Fortran code in use at the same places that still use their COBOL.