From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:52:46 +0000 From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Message-ID: References: <13426df10909020729o109b0a89j6016e6a83c23904@mail.gmail.com>, <3096bd910909020751o12086713m4291e2f1b77daf8f@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] nice quote Topicbox-Message-UUID: 601263b0-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 In article <3096bd910909020751o12086713m4291e2f1b77daf8f@mail.gmail.com>, Rodolfo kix wrote: >On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM, ron minnich wrote: >> Q: "Will C continue to be important into the future?" >> (Dave Kirk, Nvidia)A: "No, I think C will die like Fortran has" > >I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, >and possibly program, of all time. >(Bill Gates, OS/2 Programmers Guide, November 1987) > >... we are all human ... > >:-) When push comes the shove, these are probably both said in the same spirit (I doubt Kirk feels C will die, nor Gates that OS/2 was such (nor that MS products have no bugs)).... -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?