On Nov 23, 2012 6:03 AM, <lucio@proxima.alt.za> wrote:
>
> > Are operating systems written in C for it's technical merits or because
> > it is industry standard practice?
>
> Neither: pragmatism.  The language and Unix grew up together, teaching
> each other many tricks.
>
> ++L
>

And they are not all written in C.
>