Re: C is too old? opinions?

In article <9_idnXwDOOrOhWbbnZ2dnUVZ_q2hnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
Eric Sosman <esosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
....
Now let's see the list of compilers with 16-bit ints,
the list of compilers that support `void main()', the list
of compilers where `long' and `int' have the same range,
the list of compilers where converting a pointer to an `int'
and back does no harm, the list of compilers that allocate
unrelated `static' variables in adjacent cells in the order
declared, ...

You can generate lists of this kind for pretty much any
feature. The list of left-handed people is long; does that
mean it's wise to assume the next person you meet will be
left-handed?

As I'm entirely sure you are well aware, you are acting like these are
obscure compilers. It'd be like including a list of major software
manufactures that included obscure names like IBM and Microsoft, and
then acting like the list was irrelevant.

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