>It’s the same reason we teach history in school; knowing where we came from gives us a better perspective of where we are today. What we learn from history is

>It’s the same reason we teach history in school; knowing where we came from gives us a better perspective of where we are today. What we learn from history is mostly "holy shit that was fucking awful thank god we stopped doing that!". Except for programmers it seems. I have no objection to learning or using C but we don't ride horse caravans around anymore.