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I find it hard to make any "system" language that will be better than C or maybe C++. Go or Algol are just going to be C with some features tacked on. If someon

I find it hard to make any "system" language that will be better than C or maybe C++. Go or Algol are just going to be C with some features tacked on. If someone is going to overtake C it will need to be a whole new approach. I think that is what the author is trying to get at.

inklesspen 17y ago
You are aware that Algol predates C, yes? This would make it hard for Algol to "just [be] C with some features tacked on", according to any reasonable interpretation of those words.
- wcarss 17y ago
  It does seem more like C is Algol with some features cut out.