Dave W Plummer
@davepl1968 · Aug 16, 2025
No, C became the default because it was, and is, awesome. We could have changed 50 times, but we didn't.
I mean, everyone loves Modula-II, but when its time to write an operating system, you don't play around. You do it in C.
Lukáš Hozda@LukasHozda· Aug 15, 2025Many people assign a mythical quality to C.
It is the oldest language normies get to touch. They believe C is a pinnacle of language design and minimalism, which they inferred from historical success.
In reality, C became the default for everything due to UNIX and portability.
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