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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:03:33 -0800
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From: David Leimbach <leimy2k@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] C++
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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.
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<p dir=3D"ltr"><br>
On Nov 23, 2012 6:03 AM, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lucio@proxima.alt.za">lucio@=
proxima.alt.za</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Are operating systems written in C for it&#39;s technical merits =
or because<br>
&gt; &gt; it is industry standard practice?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Neither: pragmatism. =A0The language and Unix grew up together, teachi=
ng<br>
&gt; each other many tricks.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; ++L<br>
&gt;</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">And they are not all written in C.<br>
&gt;<br>
</p>

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