7 ms·Targeting systems programming is. The existing languages used there are rather firmly entrenched.by burgerbrain 15y agoTargeting systems programming is. The existing languages used there are rather firmly entrenched.slowpoke 15y agoAnd that's a problem. If you want to do system programming, there's C. And that's pretty much it. I don't think this is a very favorable situation.rhizome 15y agoWhy not? It's the language that was used to write the OS, which is why Perl and shells still hold sway here as well.