On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Brian L. Stuart <blstuart@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> > Q: "Will C continue to be important into the future?"
> > (Dave Kirk, Nvidia)A: "No, I think C will die like
> Fortran has"
>
> let me explain the joke. In HPC circles, people have been
> predicting
> the death of fortran for 30 years. Fortran has continued to
> grow and
> thrive. The predictions continue, but the latest fortran
> standard
> includes objects.
>
> So, what Dave is saying, tongue in cheek, is that C will
> die in the
> way fortran has -- i.e., not at all.

I just hope standards committees don't "enhance" C into
Frankenstein's monster.

I actually think they might enhance C in this way in the ISO standard one day. The only nice bit is this is like C + a taped on block "thingy". You don't have to use it, and your other C is not affected by this change. (I think)

It's not like they're changing the semantics of the ; or anything. (or did they?)