So what Standard are we working off?


If we look at a programming language such as C++: When an updated Standard
comes out, everyone adopts it and abandons the previous one.

It seems though that things aren't so clear-cut in the C community. It
would seem that C99 is the most up-to-date Standard, but far more people
seem to be working off the C89 Standard.

Could someone please explain to me why this is so?

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Frederick Gotham
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