29 Nov
2021
29 Nov
'21
3:47 a.m.
Ken Thompson writes:
The PDP-11 had very little the syntax of B expressions.
All of that was in place in B long before the PDP-11.
To be honest, the byte addressing of the 11 was a
significant hindrance. It was the genius of Dennis
that was able to conquer the 11 as he installed types
into the language.
So, my opinion, the PDP-11 had no design on the
type system of C and moreover it was not even helpful.
OK then. You *would* be the expert.