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The operating system you are using is written in C.

• valenterry 3y ago
  Let's assume so. What's important though: If it had to be completely written again from scratch today, would it be done in C?
  • commonlisp94 3y ago
    I don't know, but this point is already refuted: > there can never be real progress ... > without having a programming language that is powerful enough Historically there have been plenty of interesting powerful languages on the periphery, but most of the useful stuff is not written with them.
  • enono 3y ago
    no, it would obviously be written in ocaml