22 May
2020
22 May
'20
12:44 a.m.
I suspect the real reason for C's sucess was the
nature of the language.
it has most of the elements of structured programming as
known in the 70the/80ths, and - most important - it produces small and fast performing
binaries like no other high level language. Furthermore its syntax is relatively close to
the system, and systems calls are easily adoptable. Thus for me it still is and ever will
be the first choice.