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That a lot of software wasn't written in C on VMS is beside the point, the fact is that a totally normal K&R C was available on VMS, just the same as e.g. Pasca
by Tor3 8mo ago
That a lot of software wasn't written in C on VMS is beside the point, the fact is that a totally normal K&R C was available on VMS, just the same as e.g. Pascal was available. And the C compiler was popular among people writing TCP/IP software (and I don't mean re-compiling some Unix ftp client), where they could just sit down with Steven's book and code.
- Tor3 8mo ago- Typo: I meant to write "Stevens' book"
- pjmlp 8mo agoOn the contrary, that is indeed the point, safe languages have been a thing already before UNIX/C took off, and even the reason why Multics had a higer security score than UNIX, thanks to PL/I. > Then we make the case to rewrite the eye candy in increasingly "safe" languages, requiring even more RAM.